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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.  & &*\«,.....
....,«\*&@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& @&*\«,....
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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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