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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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,&&,,,&&&,              ,,, ~ † ~ ,,,               &,,&,,&,&,
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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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