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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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,,,,,,,,,,    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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