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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,    £§¤$†~-,,,
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,,,,,,-~†$    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  ¤$†~-,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-~ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS  ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~†     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     †~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~†$      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      $†~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~†$¤    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¤$†~-,,,,,
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