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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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