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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     ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§             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  §§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
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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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