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¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
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¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨ A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨             GPS COORDINATES.             §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§  IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION   ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES  ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨   QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL    ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
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§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS  ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨§     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
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