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#*/,...... the pristine town lake. wood is burned ......,/*#
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####**/»,. least, that was true for a while. but .,»/**####
####**/»,. all the engineers come from other towns .,»/**####
####**/»,. these days. us locals are now only good .,»/**####
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#*»»...... # "the plant makes electricity and # ......»»*#
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#*//,..... # releasing it into the lake. # .....,//*#
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#*»»»..... the chemical that is released into the .....»»»*#
#*»....... water we drink, and the forests where .......»*#
####**/»,. we hunt and forage, is called pfa, and .,»/**####
##**/».... it is a plasticine agent. it collects ....»/**##
####**/»,. over time in all organic beings, .,»/**####
#***»,.... actively changing their molecular ....,»***#
##****/»,. makeup. simply put, they are turning us .,»/****##
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