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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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,~=*=#@###              ,,, ~ * ~ ,,,               ###@#=*=~,
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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  @#=*=~,,,,
,,,~=*=#@#                   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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