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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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