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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. ¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ 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. ¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨
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