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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)                 ##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨####¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨#¨## 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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