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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.     ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
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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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