$*=«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«=*$
&$*=«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«=*$&
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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ ~ = ~ ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨