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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.    ¨¨¨,~†§§##
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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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