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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  §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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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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