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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 ,,~^%@§§§§
@¶§%~~~,,,                 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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