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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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