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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,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†*
$*†~:¨¨¨¨¨     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     ¨¨¨¨¨:~†*$
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#¤$*†~:¨¨¨    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ¨¨¨:~†*$¤#
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$*†~:¨¨¨¨¨       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ¨¨¨¨¨:~†*$
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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
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$*†~:¨¨¨¨¨  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ¨¨¨¨¨:~†*$
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#¤$*†~:¨¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨¨:~†*$¤#
##¤$*†~:¨¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨¨:~†*$¤##
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