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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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