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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   ¨¨¨-=*†*§£
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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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