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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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