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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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