¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨      ¨  ¨---    - -#- -    ---¨  ¨       §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨  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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