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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. @@.......@
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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 .@@...@@@.
.......@.. lost. .@@@..@.@@
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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 ..@@@..@.@
@@..@.@@.. over the fense, heading south. ..@.@@...@
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