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###¨##¨¨¨¨                                          #¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨¨##¨#¨¨¨¨ a  string of  pearls, like  a  necklace. ##¨######¨
¨#¨###¨¨¨#   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   ¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨
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¨¨#¨##¨#¨#                 #~~~~~~#                 ###¨¨¨#¨##
¨###¨#####          ~~~~~~~: 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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¨#¨##¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨