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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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