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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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