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..«^%$#¶@# a string of  pearls,  like  a  necklace. #@¶#$%^«..
..«^%$#¶@#   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   #@¶#$%^«..
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.«^%$#¶@## a few ways to  get  betrayed: being sold ##@¶#$%^«.
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......^$#@ (for  what  purpose?),  being ascribed a @#$^......
....«««^$# negative value  and getting kicked  out, #$^«««....
......«%$#   or beaten, getting requisitioned to    #$%«......
...«^^$#¶¶ operate  some facet of  the body  (being ¶¶#$^^«...
..«^%$#¶## cared  for  enough to  fear  losing  its ##¶#$%^«..
..«^%$¶@## favor,  yet  not  enough to meaningfully ##@¶$%^«..
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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. ¶¶#%^^....
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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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