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§^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^§
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§^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^§
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#%§^«:¨¨¨¨    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ¨¨¨¨:«^§%#
%§^«:¨¨¨¨¨   IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION  ¨¨¨¨¨:«^§%
§^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^§
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#@#%§^«:¨¨   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    ¨¨:«^§%#@#
##@#%§^«:¨    QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL   ¨:«^§%#@##
#@#%§^«:¨¨ PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  ¨¨:«^§%#@#
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§^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨                   LOST.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^§
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#%§^«:¨¨¨¨      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 ¨:«^§%#@##
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