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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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