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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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