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,,,,~\†$¤#       ,  ,~~~    ~ ~#~ ~    ~~~,  ,      #¤$†\~,,,,
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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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