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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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