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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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@£**=«~,,,              ,,, ~ = ~ ,,,               ,,,~«=**£@
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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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