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,,,,^~:$&¤ BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¤&$:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:$& SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. &$:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:$ 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. @¤&$:~^,,,
,,,,^~:$&¤ ¤&$:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:$& 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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