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^†-,,,,,,,  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE ,,,,,,,-†^
&^†-,,,,,, BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY  ,,,,,,-†^&
#&^†-,,,,,  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ,,,,,-†^&#
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####&^†-,,  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  ,,-†^&####
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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.     ,,,-†^&###
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#&^†-,,,,,    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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##&^†-,,,,     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  ,,,,,,-†^&
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