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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  ##@£§%†~-,
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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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