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###..###.. a string of pearls, like a necklace. ......##..
.#....#... glowing in offensive colors. luring. #####.....
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.####...## broken items or mimicry, being recorded ......##..
..##..#..# (for what purpose?), being ascribed a #####....#
.......... negative value and getting kicked out, .###..##..
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#....##... controlled and coreographed, presented .........#
..##....## like a gift, a reward for nothing. .#######..
#....##... for being so beautiful. ..#####..#
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####....## and leave your network of minor streams ...###..##
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##........ the waning of your secret wells, your #.....##..
...####### depencence on the mall will grow. ..###.....
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