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##@&@%†-:. 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 ....:-%&&#
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###@&%†-:. & heat" - false. this is all supplied & .:-†%&@###
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@&@@%--... 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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