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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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