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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.    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨    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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