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.....^-*$% A  String  Of  Pearls,  Like A Necklace. %$*-^.....
......^-*$   Glowing In Offensive Colors. Luring.   $*-^......
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..^-*$%@## 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 %$*-^.....
....^-*$%@ Cared  For  Enough To  Fear  Losing  Its @%$*-^....
...^-*$%@# Favor, Yet  Not  Enough To  Meaningfully #@%$*-^...
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..^-*$%@## 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.          $*-^......
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....^-*$%@ 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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