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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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