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^†~^......          . .. ... ~~#~~ ... .. .         ......^~†^
†~^.......      .  .~~~    ~ ~#~ ~    ~~~.  .       .......^~†
^†~^......          . .. ... ~~#~~ ... .. .         ......^~†^
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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  .....^~†^%
@%^†~^....                  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.      ......^~†^
†~^.......                                          .......^~†
^†~^......                                          ......^~†^
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