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.....,=;*¤ THE POWER PLANT AND ITS SATELLITE ¤*;=,.....
......,=;* BUILDINGS GLISTEN ON THE FAR SIDE OF *;=,......
.......,=; THE PRISTINE TOWN LAKE. WOOD IS BURNED ;=,.......
........,= TO MAKE ELECTRICITY AND HEAT. OR AT =,........
........., LEAST, THAT WAS TRUE FOR A WHILE. BUT ,.........
.......... ALL THE ENGINEERS COME FROM OTHER TOWNS ..........
.......... THESE DAYS. US LOCALS ARE NOW ONLY GOOD ..........
.......... TO BE JANITORS, OR SECURITY GUARDS, ..........
.......... MAYBE. ..........
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.......... WELL, HERE IT IS: ..........
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.......... @ "WOOD IS BURNED" - FALSE. IT'S FED @ ..........
........., @ THROUGH SOME SINISTER PROCESS AND @ ,.........
........,= @ TURNED INTO A STRANGE CHEMICAL. @ =,........
.......,=; @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ;=,.......
......,=;* *;=,......
.....,=;*¤ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¤*;=,.....
....,=;*¤# @ "THE PLANT MAKES ELECTRICITY AND @ #¤*;=,....
...,=;*¤## @ HEAT" - FALSE. THIS IS ALL SUPPLIED @ ##¤*;=,...
..,=;*¤### @ FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE PLANT IS @ ###¤*;=,..
.,=;*¤#### @ USED TO MAKE THE CHEMICAL, AND FOR @ ####¤*;=,.
..,=;*¤### @ RELEASING IT INTO THE LAKE. @ ###¤*;=,..
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.....,=;*¤ THE CHEMICAL THAT IS RELEASED INTO THE ¤*;=,.....
......,=;* WATER WE DRINK, AND THE FORESTS WHERE *;=,......
.......,=; WE HUNT AND FORAGE, IS CALLED PFA, AND ;=,.......
........,= IT IS A PLASTICINE AGENT. IT COLLECTS =,........
........., OVER TIME IN ALL ORGANIC BEINGS, ,.........
.......... ACTIVELY CHANGING THEIR MOLECULAR ..........
.......... MAKEUP. SIMPLY PUT, THEY ARE TURNING US ..........
.......... INTO PLASTIC! ..........
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