.....^\&&@ @&&\^.....
......^\&§ §&\^......
.^\$&§@### ###@§&$\^.
.^~\$&§@## ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§### ###§&$\~^.
......~$§@ . .. ... ~~#~~ ... .. . @§$~......
.^~\$&§@## . .~~~ ~ ~#~ ~ ~~~. . ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§§§# . .. ... ~~#~~ ... .. . #§§§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§@## ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§### 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 ###§&$\~^.
.^~\$$$$&§ LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED §&$$$$\~^.
.^~\$&§@## GPS COORDINATES. ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&&§§§ §§§&&$\~^.
..^^^^~$§@ ... ^ \ ^ ... @§$~^^^^..
....^\$§@@ @@§$\^....
.^~\$&§@## A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS ##@§&$\~^.
....^~$&&@ IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION @&&$~^....
....^\&&&§ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. §&&&\^....
...^^~~$&@ GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES @&$~~^^...
.^~\$&&&@@ IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL @@&&&$\~^.
.^~\$&§@## BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE ##@§&$\~^.
.....^\$&@ ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE. @&$\^.....
....^^\$$§ §$$\^^....
.^~\$§@### 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. @@&&\^^...
.....~$§§@ @§§$~.....
.^~$&§@### CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ###@§&$~^.
.^~\$&§@## COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF ##@§&$\~^.
......~~$§ CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE §$~~......
...~\$$§@# SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT #@§$$\~...
.^~\$&&&§§ SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF §§&&&$\~^.
.....^^\&§ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK §&\^^.....
.^^^^\$§§@ OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH. @§§$\^^^^.
.^~\$&§@## ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§@## ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§@## ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§@## ##@§&$\~^.
.^~\$&§### ###§&$\~^.