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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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