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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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