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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.    ¨¨¨¨¨#¨###
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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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