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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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¨¨~«:^*§@#               ¨¨¨ ~ : ~ ¨¨¨              #@§*^:«~¨¨
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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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