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§§§§--^^^¨  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.       ¨¨¨¨----§§
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##@§@§^-^¨   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ¨^-^§@§@##
##@§@§^-^¨     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    ¨^-^§@§@##
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§§§^--¨¨¨¨    VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -   ¨¨¨¨--^§§§
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#§@§^-¨¨¨¨  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    ¨¨¨¨¨^-§§§
#§§--¨¨¨¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨¨--§§#
###@@§^-^¨ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK  ¨^-^§@@###
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