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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 ##&&=*~-..
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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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