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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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..........    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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