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¨@¨¨@@@@¨¨ 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. @¨¨¨@¨@¨¨¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨@@¨ @¨¨@@@@¨¨@
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨@@ 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. ¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@@@¨ 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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