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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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&$^†~-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-~†^$&