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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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