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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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,,,,,^~==%               ,,, ^ = ^ ,,,              %==~^,,,,,
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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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