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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.     -,,,,,,,,,
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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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