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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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