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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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¤¤¤@@^:=.¨ 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. ¤ ¨.=:^@¤¤¤¤
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###@@^:=.¨ 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 ¨.=:^@@###
#¤@^:=¨¨¨¨ into plastic! ¨¨¨¨=:^@¤#
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