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,,,,~;%§##          , ,, ,,, ~~#~~ ,,, ,, ,         ##§%;~,,,,
,,,,,~;%§#       ,  ,~~~    ~ ~#~ ~    ~~~,  ,      #§%;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;%§          , ,, ,,, ~~#~~ ,,, ,, ,         §%;~,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,~;%§              ,,, , ; , ,,,               §%;~,,,,,,
,,,,,~;%§#                                          #§%;~,,,,,
,,,,~;%§##    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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