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%*;»:..... 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 .:»;*%#@##
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#@#%*;»:.. # "wood is burned" - false. it's fed # ..:»;*%#@#
##@#%*;»:. # through some sinister process and # .:»;*%#@##
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#%*;»:.... # "the plant makes electricity and # ....:»;*%#
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#@#%*;»:.. # from somewhere else. the plant is # ..:»;*%#@#
##@#%*;»:. # used to make the chemical, and for # .:»;*%#@##
#@#%*;»:.. # releasing it into the lake. # ..:»;*%#@#
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#%*;»:.... 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 ...:»;*%#@
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