#@¶#§**«^.                                          .^«**§#¶@#
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#@¶#§**«^.                                          .^«**§#¶@#
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#§**«««... a  string of  pearls,  like a  necklace. ...«««**§#
#§*«^.....   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   .....^«*§#
#@¶#§**«^.                                          .^«**§#¶@#
##@¶#**«^.                 #««««««#                 .^«**#¶@##
#*«.......          «««««««* mall *«««««««          .......«*#
¶§§**«^...                 #««««««#                 ...^«**§§¶
¶§§§*«....                                          ....«*§§§¶
#@¶#§**«^. 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)                 .^«««****#
#**^......                                          ......^**#
#@¶#§**«^. 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.         .^«**§¶@##
#@¶#§**«^.                                          .^«**§#¶@#
@#*****«^. with that in  mind,  is  there a choice? .^«*****#@
¶###§**«^.                                          .^«**§###¶
#@¶#§**«^. 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. .^«**§#¶@#
#*«^^.....                                          .....^^«*#
#@¶#§**«^.                                          .^«**§#¶@#
#@¶#§**«^.                                          .^«**§#¶@#
#§*«^.....                                          .....^«*§#
¶#*«^.....                                          .....^«*#¶