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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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