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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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