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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. ,,,,,,@@,,
@@,,,,,,@,                                          ,@@@@,,,,@
@,,@@@@,,, 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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