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.....:-^^& Buildings Glisten On The Far Side Of &^^-:.....
......:-^^ 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 ..........
.......... To Be Janitors, Or Security Guards, ..........
.......... Maybe. ..........
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.....:-^^& # "Wood Is Burned" - False. It'S Fed # &^^-:.....
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...:-^^# # "The Plant Makes Electricity And # ##&^^-:...
....:-^^ # Heat" - False. This Is All Supplied # #&^^-:....
.....:-^^& # From Somewhere Else. The Plant Is # &^^-:.....
......:-^^ # Used To Make The Chemical, And For # ^^-:......
.......:-^ # Releasing It Into The Lake. # ^-:.......
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.......... The Chemical That Is Released Into The ..........
.......... 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 ^^-:......
.....:-^^& Into Plastic! &^^-:.....
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