¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§       ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨      §¨§§§¨§§§§
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         §§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨§ 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.      ¨§§¨§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§¨§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§§§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§¨§¨¨