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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.             ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨               ¨¨¨ : / : ¨¨¨              ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨   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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¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§