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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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