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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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&¨¨&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨¨ ^ / ^ ¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨&¨&
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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 ¨¨&¨&&¨&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&& 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. ¨&&¨¨&¨&¨&
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