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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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