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§§§§,,§§,, a string  of  pearls,  like a  necklace. ,§,,,§,§§,
§,,,§,§,§,   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   §§§,,§§§,§
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,§,,,§§,§, a  few ways to get  betrayed: being sold ,,§§,§§§,§
§§§,,§,§§§ broken  items or mimicry, being recorded §,§,§§,,§§
,,,§,§§§,, (for  what  purpose?), being  ascribed a ,§§§§,§,§,
,,,§§§,,§, negative  value and getting  kicked out, ,§,,,§§§§§
§,,§,,§,§§    or beaten, getting requisitioned to   §§§,,§,,,,
§§,§§,§§§, operate some  facet of  the body  (being ,,,§,§§,,,
§,§§,§§,,§ cared  for enough  to  fear  losing  its ,,,§§§,§,,
§§§,§§,§,§ favor,  yet  not enough to  meaningfully ,,,§,,§§§,
§,,§§,§§§§                 survive)                 §,,§§,§,,§
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§§§§§§,§,, evokes  the sense of scavenging, but  it §§§§§§,,§§
,,,,,,§§§, is a projection and a mirage - it's  all §,,,,,§,§,
,,,,,,§,,§  controlled and coreographed, presented  §§,,,,§§§§
§,,,,,§§,§ like  a  gift,  a  reward  for  nothing. §,§,,,§,,,
§§,,,,§,§§          for being so beautiful.         §§§§,,§§,,
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§§§§,,§,,§ with that in  mind, is  there  a choice? ,,,,§§§§§§
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,,,,§§§,§§ it's  easy to grow  lazy with  its ease, §§,,§§,,,,
,,,,§,,§§, and leave your  network of minor streams ,,§,§,§,,,
,,,,§§,§,§ and animal  pools  in dissaray, and with §,§§§§§§,,
,,,,§,§§§§ the waning  of  your secret  wells, your ,§§,,,,,§,
,,,,§§§,,, depencence  on   the  mall   will  grow. ,§,§,,,,§§
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