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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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@§†=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=†§@
§†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†§