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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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