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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 .#.#.#.##.
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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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