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§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§  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  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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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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