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;~^....... glowing in offensive colors. luring. .......^~;
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~^........ ~~~~~~~; mall ;~~~~~~~ ........^~
;~^....... #~~~~~~# .......^~;
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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 ....^~;*%§
%*;~^..... survive) .....^~;*%
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;~^....... 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. .......^~;
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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 .^~;*%§£@#
@£§%*;~^.. the waning of your secret wells, your ..^~;*%§£@
£§%*;~^... depencence on the mall will grow. ...^~;*%§£
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