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&&¨¨&&¨¨&& ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨ &&&&¨¨&&&&
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¨¨&&&&&&&& ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨ &&¨¨&&¨¨&&
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ - † - ¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
&&&&&&&&&& &¨¨&&¨¨&&&
&&&&&&&&&& 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. ¨¨&&&&&&&&
¨&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨&&&&&&¨
¨¨&&¨¨&&&& 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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