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..^~/*%#¶# a  string of  pearls, like  a  necklace. #¶#%*/~^..
.^~/*%#¶##   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   ##¶#%*/~^.
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....^~/*%#          ~~~~~~~/ mall /~~~~~~~          #%*/~^....
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.^~/*%#¶## 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. ¶#%*/~^...
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