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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.    @,@,,,,@,@
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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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