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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.    ..........
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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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