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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.  # @#$%:,....
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..,:%$#@## #  "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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