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£#*§†~,...                                          ...,~†§*#£
@£#*§†~,.. a string of  pearls,  like  a  necklace. ..,~†§*#£@
#@£#*§†~,.   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   .,~†§*#£@#
@£#*§†~,..                                          ..,~†§*#£@
£#*§†~,...                 #~~~~~~#                 ...,~†§*#£
#*§†~,....          ~~~~~~~† 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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