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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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