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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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