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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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,,,,,,^-*^              ,,, ^ * ^ ,,,               ^*-^,,,,,,
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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.     &&^*-^,,,,
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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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