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#$$/,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,/$$#
¶#@/,,,,,, a string  of  pearls,  like a  necklace. ,,,,,,/@#¶
¶@$~,,,,,,   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   ,,,,,,~$@¶
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##¶#@$/~,,                 #~~~~~~#                 ,,~/$@#¶##
##$///~,,,          ~~~~~~~/ mall /~~~~~~~          ,,,~///$##
##@/~~~,,,                 #~~~~~~#                 ,,,~~~/@##
##¶#@$/~,,                                          ,,~/$@#¶##
##¶#@$/~,, a  few ways to get  betrayed: being sold ,,~/$@#¶##
¶###@$/~,, broken items or  mimicry, being recorded ,,~/$@###¶
##¶#@$/~,, (for what  purpose?),  being  ascribed a ,,~/$@#¶##
##¶#@$/~,, negative  value  and getting kicked out, ,,~/$@#¶##
¶#@///~,,,   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 ,,,,///@¶#
##$/,,,,,,  controlled and coreographed, presented  ,,,,,,/$##
¶¶@@@$/~,, like  a  gift,  a  reward  for  nothing. ,,~/$@@@¶¶
#¶¶#@$/~,,         for being so beautiful.          ,,~/$@#¶¶#
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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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