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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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