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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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