steal back the theatre

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below The Underground? how could something
be deeper than that? that’s what they want you to think…
they don’t want the tired and soul-drained cogs
that keep the city pumping to know that just under their feet
is the Mecca of Qualia, where their memories and ideas
of all shapes, sizes, colors, and smells
are bought and sold and traded—neural byproduct
converted to data and monetized,
creating profit for the scoundrels that run the world