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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.                  @&¤§†~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~†§¤&@#                                          #@&¤§†~:¨¨
¨:~†§¤&@## 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.      †~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†§                                          §†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†§¤                                          ¤§†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†§¤&                                          &¤§†~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~†§¤&@                                          @&¤§†~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~†§¤&@#                                          #@&¤§†~:¨¨