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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.             §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨               ¨¨¨ ~ ^ ~ ¨¨¨              §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨   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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¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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