,,:-=*&&@# #@&&*=-:,,
,,,:-=*&&@ @&&*=-:,,,
,,,,:-=*&& &&*=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=*& &*=-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=* *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= 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. @&&*=-:,,,
,,,,:-=*&& &&*=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=*& well, here it is: &*=-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=* *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=* & "wood is burned" - false. it's fed & *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-=*& & through some sinister process and & &*=-:,,,,,
,,,,:-=*&& & turned into a strange chemical. & &&*=-:,,,,
,,,:-=*&&@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& @&&*=-:,,,
,,:-=*&&@# #@&&*=-:,,
,:-=*&&@## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##@&&*=-:,
,,:-=*&&@# & "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. & *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=* *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-=*& 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! &&*=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=*& &*=-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=* *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=* *=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-=*& &*=-:,,,,,