Shades of The Picture of Dorian Gray. These people have become so corrupted internally, so morally bankrupt, that it manifests to the rest of the world:

It is like this creature; this thing; was only half-formed in the womb but managed to survive. They would not last 15 minutes in the real world without their constant support system around them. The Nation of Eloi.
When people talk about draining the swamp, they are being literal. Absolutely 100% literal - the swamp.

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