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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 $†\-~.....
......~-\† Cared For Enough To Fear Losing Its †\-~......
.......~-\ Favor, Yet Not Enough To Meaningfully \-~.......
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.......... Evokes The Sense Of Scavenging, But It ..........
.......... Is A Projection And A Mirage - It'S All ..........
.......... Controlled And Coreographed, Presented ..........
.........~ Like A Gift, A Reward For Nothing. ~.........
........~- For Being So Beautiful. -~........
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......~-\† With That In Mind, Is There A Choice? †\-~......
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....~-\†$& 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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