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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  ,&&,&&,&&,
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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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