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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, ##%=~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨~-=%%#### # HEAT" - FALSE. THIS IS ALL SUPPLIED # ####%%=-~¨
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¨~-=%%#### # USED TO MAKE THE CHEMICAL, AND FOR # ####%%=-~¨
¨~-=%%#### # RELEASING IT INTO THE LAKE. # ####%%=-~¨
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¨~-=%%#### 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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