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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.             §§§§¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§              ¨¨¨ ~ = ~ ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨    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.     ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§    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.                   ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§¨¨§§§§§ 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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨¨