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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«                                          «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/                                          /«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/† a  string  of pearls, like  a  necklace. †/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«/†$   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   $†/«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«/†$@                                          @$†/«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«/†$@¶                 #««««««#                 ¶@$†/«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«/†$@¶@          «««««««/ mall /«««««««          @¶@$†/«~¨¨
¨~«/†$@¶@#                 #««««««#                 #@¶@$†/«~¨
¨¨~«/†$@¶@                                          @¶@$†/«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«/†$@¶ 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.         #@¶@$†/«~¨
¨¨~«/†$@¶@                                          @¶@$†/«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«/†$@¶ with  that in mind, is  there  a choice? ¶@$†/«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«/†$@                                          @$†/«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«/†$ it's  easy to  grow lazy with its  ease, $†/«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/† and  leave your network of minor streams †/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/ and animal  pools in  dissaray, and with /«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« the waning  of your  secret  wells, your «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ depencence  on   the  mall   will  grow. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/                                          /«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/†                                          †/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«/†$                                          $†/«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«/†$@                                          @$†/«~¨¨¨¨