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..~««\%§§# A STRING  OF  PEARLS, LIKE  A  NECKLACE. #§§%\««~..
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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 ####§§\«~.
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.~«\\\§§§§  CONTROLLED AND COREOGRAPHED, PRESENTED  §§§§\\\«~.
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..~~\\%%§#          FOR BEING SO BEAUTIFUL.         #§%%\\~~..
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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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