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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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