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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.             §§§¨¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§§¨¨§               ¨¨¨ : * : ¨¨¨              §§¨§§¨§§¨¨
§§§§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§   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  ¨§§¨¨§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨                   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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