¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--^ ^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--^§ §^--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--^§@ @§^--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--^§@§ §@§^--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--^§@§@ @§@§^--¨¨¨
¨¨--^§@§@@ ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨ @@§@§^--¨¨
¨--^§@§@@# ¨ ¨--- - -#- - ---¨ ¨ #@@§@§^--¨
¨¨--^§@§@@ ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨ @@§@§^--¨¨
¨¨¨--^§@§@ @§@§^--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--^§@§ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ - ^ - ¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 @§^--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--^§ LOST. §^--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--^ ^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--^ ^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--^§ §^--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--^§@ @§^--¨¨¨¨¨