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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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