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,,,,,,,,,, a  string of  pearls,  like  a necklace. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,:   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                                          ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~:                 #~~~~~~#                 :~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~:%          ~~~~~~~: mall :~~~~~~~          %:~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~:%§                 #~~~~~~#                 §%:~:,,,,,
,,,,:~:%§&                                          &§%:~:,,,,
,,,:~:%§&@ a few ways to get  betrayed:  being sold @&§%:~:,,,
,,:~:%§&@# broken items or  mimicry, being recorded #@&§%:~:,,
,:~:%§&@## (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 %:~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~:                 survive)                 :~:,,,,,,,
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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         for being so beautiful.          ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. §%:~:,,,,,
,,,,:~:%§&                                          &§%:~:,,,,
,,,:~:%§&@                                          @&§%:~:,,,
,,:~:%§&@#                                          #@&§%:~:,,
,:~:%§&@##                                          ##@&§%:~:,
,,:~:%§&@#                                          #@&§%:~:,,