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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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