,,,,^«\*&¤ ¤&*\«^,,,,
,,,^«\*&¤# #¤&*\«^,,,
,,^«\*&¤## ##¤&*\«^,,
,^«\*&¤### ###¤&*\«^,
,,^«\*&¤## ##¤&*\«^,,
,,,^«\*&¤# a string of pearls, like a necklace. #¤&*\«^,,,
,,,,^«\*&¤ glowing in offensive colors. luring. ¤&*\«^,,,,
,,,,,^«\*& &*\«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«\* #««««««# *\«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«\ «««««««\ mall \««««««« \«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«\* #««««««# *\«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«\*& &*\«^,,,,,
,,,,^«\*&¤ 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) *\«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«\ \«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«\* 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. ##¤&*\«^,,
,^«\*&¤### ###¤&*\«^,
,,^«\*&¤## with that in mind, is there a choice? ##¤&*\«^,,
,,,^«\*&¤# #¤&*\«^,,,
,,,,^«\*&¤ 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. *\«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«\*& &*\«^,,,,,
,,,,^«\*&¤ ¤&*\«^,,,,
,,,^«\*&¤# #¤&*\«^,,,
,,^«\*&¤## ##¤&*\«^,,
,^«\*&¤### ###¤&*\«^,