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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.                  §¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
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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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§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨