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£§=^-..... a string of pearls, like a necklace. .....-^=§£
§=^-...... glowing in offensive colors. luring. ......-^=§
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^-........ #------# ........-^
-......... -------^ mall ^------- .........-
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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 .......-^=
§=^-...... 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. ....-^=§£#
£§=^-..... .....-^=§£
§=^-...... 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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