,,,,,,~/*% %*/~,,,,,,
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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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