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           Eversincesiliconeturnedouttobedangerous,collagenhasbecomethehotitemtoIgaveinjectedtosmoothoutwrinklesortopuffupthinlipsorweakchins. ThewayMarlahadexplainedit,mostcollagenyougetcheapfromcowfatthat’sbeensterilizedandprocessed,butthatkindofcheapcollagendoesn’tlastverylonginyourbody. Whereveryougetinjected,sayinyourlips,yourbodyrejectsitandstartstopoopitout. Sixmonthslater,youhavethinlips,again. 

           Thebestkindofcollagen,Marlasaid,isyourownfat,suckedoutofyourthighs,processedandcleanedandinjectedbackintoyourlips,orwherever. Thiskindofcollagenwilllast. 

           Thisstuffinthefridgeathome,itwasMarla’scollagentrustfund. Wheneverhermomgrewanyextrafat,shehaditsuckedoutandpackaged. Marlasaystheprocessiscalledgleaning. IfMarla’smomdoesn’tneedthecollagenherself,shesendsthepacketstoMarla. Marlaneverhasanyfatofherown,andhermomfiguresthatfamilialcollagenwouldbebetterthanMarlaeverhavingtousethecheapcowkind. 

           Streetlightalongtheboulevardcomesthroughthesalesagreementmthewindowandprints"ASIS"onTyler’scheek. 

           "Spiders,"Tylersays,"couldlaytheireggsandlarvacouldtunnel,underyourskin. That’showbadyourlifecanget." 

           Rightnow,myAlmondChickeninitswarm,creamysaucetasteslikesomethingsuckedoutofMarla’smother’sthighs.