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.,«\§@¤@@#   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   #@@¤@§\«,.
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.,«\§@¤@@# 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 @@@¤@§\«,.
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...««§§§@@ is a projection and a  mirage - it's all @@§§§««...
...,\§@¤¤@  controlled and coreographed, presented  @¤¤@§\,...
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.,«\§@¤@@#          for being so beautiful.         #@@¤@§\«,.
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.,,,\§§§¤¤ with that in mind,  is  there a  choice? ¤¤§§§\,,,.
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....,\\@¤@ it's  easy to grow lazy  with its  ease, @¤@\\,....
.,«\§@¤@@@ and leave  your network of minor streams @@@¤@§\«,.
.,«\§@¤¤¤¤ and  animal pools in dissaray,  and with ¤¤¤¤@§\«,.
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......«\§¤ depencence   on  the  mall  will   grow. ¤§\«......
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