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..-===$### A STRING OF  PEARLS,  LIKE  A  NECKLACE. ###$===-..
.-===$####   GLOWING IN OFFENSIVE COLORS. LURING.   ####$===-.
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.-===$#### (FOR  WHAT  PURPOSE?), BEING  ASCRIBED A ####$===-.
..-===$### NEGATIVE VALUE AND GETTING  KICKED  OUT, ###$===-..
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..-===$### IS A  PROJECTION AND A MIRAGE - IT'S ALL ###$===-..
...-===$##  CONTROLLED AND COREOGRAPHED, PRESENTED  ##$===-...
....-===$# LIKE  A  GIFT,  A  REWARD  FOR  NOTHING. #$===-....
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....-===$# THE WANING OF  YOUR  SECRET WELLS,  YOUR #$===-....
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