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###¶¤**~^, THE PRISTINE TOWN LAKE. WOOD IS BURNED ,^~**¤¶###
##¶¤**^~^, 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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¶¤¤¤**^~^, ¤ HEAT" - FALSE. THIS IS ALL SUPPLIED ¤ ,^~^**¤¤¤¶
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##¶¤**^~^, ¤ 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 ,,,,~~***¤
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##¶¤**^~^, ACTIVELY CHANGING THEIR MOLECULAR ,^~^**¤¶##
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¶¤***^^,,, INTO PLASTIC! ,,,^^***¤¶
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