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##@¤%*:«:. to make electricity and heat. or at .:«:*%¤@##
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¤*«::..... all the engineers come from other towns .....::«*¤
@%*:::««:. these days. us locals are now only good .:««:::*%@
##@¤%*:«:. to be janitors, or security guards, .:«:*%¤@##
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##@¤%*:«:. ¤ turned into a strange chemical. ¤ .:«:*%¤@##
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#@@¤%*:«:. ¤ heat" - false. this is all supplied ¤ .:«:*%¤@@#
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¤%:::..... 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 .:«:*%¤@##
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