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§§§§§§,,,, a  string of pearls,  like  a  necklace. ,,§§§§§§§§
§§§§§,,§§§   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   §,,§§§§§§§
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§§§,,§§,,§                 #~~~~~~#                 ,§§,,§§§§§
§§,,,,,,,,          ~~~~~~~: mall :~~~~~~~          ,,,,,,§§§§
§,,§§§§§§,                 #~~~~~~#                 §§§§§,,§§§
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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 ,,§§,,,,§§
,§§,,,,§§§                 survive)                 ,,,,,§§,,,
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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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