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.....:«*%£ THE   POWER  PLANT   AND  ITS  SATELLITE £%*«:.....
....:«*%£# BUILDINGS  GLISTEN  ON  THE FAR  SIDE OF #£%*«:....
...:«*%£#£ THE PRISTINE TOWN  LAKE. WOOD  IS BURNED £#£%*«:...
..:«*%£#£@ TO  MAKE  ELECTRICITY  AND  HEAT.  OR AT @£#£%*«:..
.:«*%£#£@# LEAST,  THAT  WAS TRUE FOR  A WHILE. BUT #@£#£%*«:.
..:«*%£#£@ ALL THE ENGINEERS  COME FROM OTHER TOWNS @£#£%*«:..
...:«*%£#£ THESE DAYS. US LOCALS ARE NOW  ONLY GOOD £#£%*«:...
....:«*%£# TO  BE  JANITORS,  OR  SECURITY  GUARDS, #£%*«:....
.....:«*%£ MAYBE.                                   £%*«:.....
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.......:«* WELL, HERE IT IS:                        *«:.......
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.......... # "WOOD IS BURNED" -  FALSE.  IT'S FED # ..........
.......... # THROUGH  SOME SINISTER PROCESS  AND  # ..........
.......... # TURNED  INTO  A  STRANGE  CHEMICAL.  # ..........
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......:«*% #  "THE  PLANT MAKES  ELECTRICITY  AND # %*«:......
.....:«*%£ # HEAT"  - FALSE. THIS IS ALL SUPPLIED # £%*«:.....
....:«*%£# # FROM  SOMEWHERE  ELSE. THE PLANT IS  # #£%*«:....
...:«*%£#£ # USED TO MAKE  THE CHEMICAL, AND FOR  # £#£%*«:...
..:«*%£#£@ #  RELEASING  IT   INTO   THE  LAKE.   # @£#£%*«:..
.:«*%£#£@# ######################################## #@£#£%*«:.
..:«*%£#£@                                          @£#£%*«:..
...:«*%£#£ THE  CHEMICAL THAT IS RELEASED  INTO THE £#£%*«:...
....:«*%£# WATER  WE DRINK, AND  THE  FORESTS WHERE #£%*«:....
.....:«*%£ WE HUNT AND FORAGE, IS  CALLED  PFA, AND £%*«:.....
......:«*% IT IS  A PLASTICINE AGENT.  IT  COLLECTS %*«:......
.......:«* OVER   TIME   IN  ALL   ORGANIC  BEINGS, *«:.......
........:« ACTIVELY   CHANGING    THEIR   MOLECULAR «:........
.........: MAKEUP. SIMPLY PUT,  THEY ARE TURNING US :.........
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