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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.         ,,,§§,,§,§
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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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