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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨,«=†%
†=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=†
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