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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 $$\=......
.......=\$ to  be  janitors,  or  security  guards, $\=.......
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.......... well, here it is:                        ..........
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.......... ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ..........
.......... £ "wood is  burned" - false. it's  fed £ ..........
.......... £  through  some sinister  process and £ ..........
.......... £  turned  into  a strange  chemical.  £ ..........
.......... ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ..........
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.......... ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ..........
.........= £  "the  plant  makes electricity  and £ =.........
........=\ £ heat"  - false. this is all supplied £ \=........
.......=\$ £ from somewhere else.  the  plant  is £ $\=.......
......=\$$ £ used  to make the  chemical, and for £ $$\=......
.....=\$$£ £   releasing  it  into   the  lake.   £ £$$\=.....
....=\$$£@ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ @£$$\=....
...=\$$£@#                                          #@£$$\=...
..=\$$£@## the chemical  that is  released into the ##@£$$\=..
...=\$$£@# 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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