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,,@,@,,,,, they tell  me:  "we  are going to shrink ,@@,,@@@@@
,@@@@,,,,, you."  i  don't quite like  the tone  in @,@,@,,,,@
@,,,@,,,,, their voices,  like they are restraining @@@@@,,,@@
@,,@@,,,,@ themselves. there  is a hunger  in  them ,,,,@,,@,,
@,@,@,,,@@ and  it  wants  me  to shrink. and  what ,,,@@,@@,@
@@@@@,,@,, really   irks  me  is  that  so  do   i. ,,@,@@,@@,
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,,,@@@,@,@ they  give  me  wristbands  and anklets, @,,@@,@@,@
,,@,,@@@@@ made  of  some  strange   stone.   their @,@,@@,@@@
,@@,@,,,,@      surface is swirling, like dark      @@@@,@@,,@
@,@@@,,,@,   thunderstorms trapped in glass, like   ,,,@@,@,@@
@@,,@,,@@@ windows into  a smaller world,  close to ,,@,@@@@,,
,@,@@,@,,, my  body so  that  it  can  see  clearly ,@@@,,,@,@
@@@,@@@,,@             whats in store.              @,,@,,@@@@
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,@,@,@@@@@ they give me food:  prawn-like bugs that @@,@@@,,,,
@@@@@,,,,@ make my  tongue curl  with satisfaction. ,@@,,@,,,,
,,,,@,,,@, "out of  this world", i think, having no @,@,@@,,,@
,,,@@,,@@, frame of reference. i  eat only two, but @@@@,@,,@@
,,@,@,@,@,      the bugs leave me suspiciously      ,,,@@@,@,@
,@@@@@@@@@                satisfied.                ,,@,,@@@@@
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@,,,,,,,@@ they measure my clothes. "you are  going @,@@@,,,@,
@,,,,,,@,@ to become about  half as big", they tell @@,,@,,@@@
@,,,,,@@@@  me, barely controlling themselves with  ,@,@@,@,,,
@,,,,@,,,,              anticipation.               @@@,@@@,,@
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