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Try not to breathe too much.<br \/>\nBest to wear a plastic suit and mask upon your face.<br \/>\nDespite all its drawbacks, still, it&#8217;s quite a vivid place.<br \/>\nAnimals that roam the streets are of an unknown breed.<br \/>\nOnly plants that grow there now are called the devil&#8217;s seed.<br \/>\nOnce a week a tour comes by inside an armored truck,<br \/>\npeople taking photographs of creatures in the muck.<br \/>\nToxic City&#8217;s on the map, but circled in bright red.<br \/>\nAll its former residents reportedly are dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gonna take a ride down to Toxic City. All the algae blooming there&#8217;s considered rather pretty. Everything is glistening and slimy to the touch. Particles float in the air. 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