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¤&†^-.¨¨¨¨ THE POWER PLANT AND ITS SATELLITE ¨¨¨¨.-^†&¤
@¤&†^-.¨¨¨ BUILDINGS GLISTEN ON THE FAR SIDE OF ¨¨¨.-^†&¤@
#@¤&†^-.¨¨ THE PRISTINE TOWN LAKE. WOOD IS BURNED ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
##@¤&†^-.¨ TO MAKE ELECTRICITY AND HEAT. OR AT ¨.-^†&¤@##
#@¤&†^-.¨¨ LEAST, THAT WAS TRUE FOR A WHILE. BUT ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
@¤&†^-.¨¨¨ ALL THE ENGINEERS COME FROM OTHER TOWNS ¨¨¨.-^†&¤@
¤&†^-.¨¨¨¨ THESE DAYS. US LOCALS ARE NOW ONLY GOOD ¨¨¨¨.-^†&¤
@¤&†^-.¨¨¨ TO BE JANITORS, OR SECURITY GUARDS, ¨¨¨.-^†&¤@
#@¤&†^-.¨¨ MAYBE. ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
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#@¤&†^-.¨¨ WELL, HERE IT IS: ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
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@¤&†^-.¨¨¨ ¤ "WOOD IS BURNED" - FALSE. IT'S FED ¤ ¨¨¨.-^†&¤@
#@¤&†^-.¨¨ ¤ THROUGH SOME SINISTER PROCESS AND ¤ ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
##@¤&†^-.¨ ¤ TURNED INTO A STRANGE CHEMICAL. ¤ ¨.-^†&¤@##
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@¤&†^-.¨¨¨ ¤ "THE PLANT MAKES ELECTRICITY AND ¤ ¨¨¨.-^†&¤@
#@¤&†^-.¨¨ ¤ HEAT" - FALSE. THIS IS ALL SUPPLIED ¤ ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
##@¤&†^-.¨ ¤ FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE PLANT IS ¤ ¨.-^†&¤@##
#@¤&†^-.¨¨ ¤ USED TO MAKE THE CHEMICAL, AND FOR ¤ ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
@¤&†^-.¨¨¨ ¤ 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 ¨¨.-^†&¤@#
##@¤&†^-.¨ INTO PLASTIC! ¨.-^†&¤@##
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