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......@.@@ a string of pearls, like a necklace. ..@..@...@
.....@@@.. glowing in offensive colors. luring. .@@.@@..@@
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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 ..@.@.@@.@
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.@@@.@@@@. favor, yet not enough to meaningfully @....@@.@.
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....@@@.@. 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? ..@.@@.@@.
.@@@.@.@.@ .@@@.@@.@.
@..@@@@@@@ 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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