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.......«^* A  STRING  OF PEARLS,  LIKE  A NECKLACE. *^«.......
......«^*¤   GLOWING IN OFFENSIVE COLORS. LURING.   ¤*^«......
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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 «.........
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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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