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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.                  ¨¨¨-«†*%##
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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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