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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.                   ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@  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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