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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.    ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨§§    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  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
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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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