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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. @***~.....
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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. #@@@&*†~~.
.~~†*&@@@@ @@@@&*†~~.
.~~†*&@@## 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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