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@$§/«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«/§$@
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$§/«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«/§$
@$§/«~¨¨¨¨  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE ¨¨¨¨~«/§$@
#@$§/«~¨¨¨  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨~«/§$@#
##@$§/«~¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ¨¨~«/§$@##
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#@$§/«~¨¨¨  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  ¨¨¨~«/§$@#
@$§/«~¨¨¨¨             GPS COORDINATES.             ¨¨¨¨~«/§$@
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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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/§
$§/«~¨¨¨¨¨  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¨¨¨¨¨~«/§$
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##@$§/«~¨¨  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ¨¨~«/§$@##
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##@$§/«~¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨~«/§$@##
#@$§/«~¨¨¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨¨¨~«/§$@#
@$§/«~¨¨¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨~«/§$@
$§/«~¨¨¨¨¨ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK  ¨¨¨¨¨~«/§$
§/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/§
/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/
§/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/§
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