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,,,####,#, a  string of  pearls,  like  a necklace. ,#,,,###,#
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,,,,,,###, broken items or mimicry,  being recorded #,,,,,#,,,
,,,,,,#,,# (for  what purpose?),  being  ascribed a ##,,,,##,,
,,,,,,##,# negative value  and getting kicked  out, ,,#,,,#,#,
,,,,,,#,##   or beaten, getting requisitioned to    ,,##,,####
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##,####,#, depencence  on  the  mall   will   grow. ,#,,,#,,#,
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