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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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¤§†^-,....  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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