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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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