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##@¤**=«,¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨,«=**¤@##
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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.             ¨,«==***@#
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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.    ¨,«=**¤@##
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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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