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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 -~........
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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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