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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. ##¤&^:-,,,
,,,,-:^&¤# #¤&^:-,,,,
,,,,,-:^&¤ 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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