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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.             ##$§†«~,,,
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,,,,,,,~«†   A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS    †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«   IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION  «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«    QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL   «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«†  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†§  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  §†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†§$   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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