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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) @@....@...
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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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