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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.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨   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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