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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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%=†~.,,,,,   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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#£%=†~.,,,      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ,,,.~†=%£#
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##£%=†~.,,  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK ,,.~†=%£##
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