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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. ##@¤*%\=~¨
¨~=\%*¤@## ##@¤*%\=~¨
¨~=\%*¤¶@# 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 #@¶¤*%\=~¨
¨~=\%*¤¶@# INTO PLASTIC! #@¶¤*%\=~¨
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