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#@%^^«.... THE  POWER   PLANT   AND  ITS  SATELLITE ....«^^%@#
@%^^«..... 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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.......... WELL, HERE IT IS:                        ..........
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.......... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ..........
«......... @  "WOOD IS BURNED" - FALSE. IT'S  FED @ .........«
^«........ @  THROUGH SOME  SINISTER  PROCESS AND @ ........«^
^^«....... @  TURNED  INTO  A  STRANGE  CHEMICAL. @ .......«^^
%^^«...... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ......«^^%
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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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