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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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