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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 %$†=^.....
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........^= evokes the sense of  scavenging, but  it =^........
.......^=† is a projection and a mirage - it's  all †=^.......
......^=†$  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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