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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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