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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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