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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  ,,,,,,~†*&
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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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