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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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