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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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