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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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,&&,&&&,,,              ,,, : ; : ,,,               ,,,&,&,&,&
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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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