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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  ####£§†~,,
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,,~†§££###   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    ££§§†,,,,,
,,~†§££###   sickens me, this physical reality of   ###££§†~,,
,,~†§££### it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  ###££§†~,,
,,~~††§£££      over the fense, heading south.      £££§††~~,,
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