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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.    §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨    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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