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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 »~,,,,,,,,
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