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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 @¶§$*\~:,,
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,,,,,,:~\* IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON - ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: LOST. :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:~\ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~\*$ 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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