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..,«\*&@## 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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..,«\*&@## 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 &*\«,.....
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