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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? ¨¨¨^~^=§@#
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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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