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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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¶&§%†-^¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ ^ † ^ ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨^-†%§&¶
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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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