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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 .@.@@..@@.
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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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@@@.@@@@@. 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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