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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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&...&...&& 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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&.&.&....& 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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