~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*
**«~¨¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«**
£**«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«**£
@£**«~¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨~«**£@
£**«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«**£
**«~¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ ~ * ~ ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«**
*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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  ¨~«**£@###
##@£**«~¨¨                  lost.                   ¨¨~«**£@##
#@£**«~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~«**£@#
@£**«~¨¨¨¨  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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*