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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.     @#¤^:«,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«:^¤#@    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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