#@§*^^«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«^^*§@#
@§*^^«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«^^*§@
§*^^«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«^^*§
*^^«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«^^*
^^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^^
^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^
^^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^^
*^^«.¨¨¨¨¨  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.             ¨¨¨.«^^*§@
§*^^«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«^^*§
*^^«.¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ . ^ . ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨¨.«^^*
^^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^^
^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^^
^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   LOST.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.      ¨.«^^*§@##
#@§*^^«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«^^*§@#
@§*^^«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«^^*§@
§*^^«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«^^*§
*^^«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«^^*
^^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^^