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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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