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.....&&&.. Buildings Glisten On The Far Side Of ......&...
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.......&&& To Make Electricity And Heat. Or At &.......&.
.......&.& Least, That Was True For A While. But .&.......&
&........& All The Engineers Come From Other Towns ..&.......
.&.......& These Days. Us Locals Are Now Only Good ...&......
..&....... To Be Janitors, Or Security Guards, &...&.....
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&.......&. & "Wood Is Burned" - False. It'S Fed & ......&...
.&.......& & Through Some Sinister Process And & .......&..
..&....... & Turned Into A Strange Chemical. & ........&.
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....&...&. & From Somewhere Else. The Plant Is & .&&..&....
.....&...& & Used To Make The Chemical, And For & .&&&..&...
......&... & Releasing It Into The Lake. & .&.&&..&..
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&........& The Chemical That Is Released Into The &&...&&&..
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..&....... We Hunt And Forage, Is Called Pfa, And &.&&...&&&
&..&...... It Is A Plasticine Agent. It Collects ..&&&..&.&
&&..&..... Over Time In All Organic Beings, ..&.&&...&
.&&..&.... Actively Changing Their Molecular &...&&&..&
.&&&..&... Makeup. Simply Put, They Are Turning Us &&..&.&&..
.&.&&..&.. Into Plastic! .&&...&&&.
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