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##¤***~.,, a string of pearls, like a necklace. ,,.~***¤##
#¤***~.,,, glowing in offensive colors. luring. ,,,.~***¤#
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##¤***~.,, ~~~~~~~* mall *~~~~~~~ ,,.~***¤##
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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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