..,~/†*&@#                                          #@&*†/~,..
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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:                        @&*†/~,...
..,~/†*&@#                                          #@&*†/~,..
.,~/†*&@## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##@&*†/~,.
..,~/†*&@# &  "wood is burned"  - false. it's fed & #@&*†/~,..
...,~/†*&@ &  through  some sinister process and  & @&*†/~,...
....,~/†*& &  turned  into  a strange  chemical.  & &*†/~,....
.....,~/†* &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& *†/~,.....
....,~/†*&                                          &*†/~,....
...,~/†*&@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& @&*†/~,...
..,~/†*&@# &  "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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