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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  ,.~^§£§@##
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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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