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¨##¨¨#¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨##¨#
¨¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨##¨¨#¨#
¨##¨¨#¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨##¨#
¨¨#¨##¨#¨# 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. ##¨¨#¨##¨#
¨¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨##¨¨#¨#
¨##¨¨#¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨##¨#
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¨¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨##¨¨#¨#