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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.             ###¤%†-^¨¨
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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.                   ###¤%†-^¨¨
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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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