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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 «~........
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......~«\= FAVOR,  YET  NOT ENOUGH TO  MEANINGFULLY =\«~......
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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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