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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 #§¤$†~,,,,
,,,,,~†$¤§      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      §¤$†~,,,,,
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