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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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