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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
†/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/†
@†/~.¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ . / . ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨¨.~/†@
£@†/~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~/†@£
@£@†/~.¨¨¨    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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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†/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/†