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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 ##%%*^¨¨¨¨
¨^-*%$#@## AND  IT WANTS  ME  TO  SHRINK. AND  WHAT ##@#$%*-^¨
¨^-*%$#@## REALLY   IRKS  ME  IS   THAT  SO  DO  I. ##@#$%*-^¨
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¨^-*%$#@## THEY GIVE  ME  WRISTBANDS  AND  ANKLETS, ##@#$%*-^¨
¨^-*%$#### MADE  OF  SOME   STRANGE  STONE.   THEIR ####$%*-^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-%##   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   ##%-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-*%### WINDOWS  INTO A  SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO ###%*-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨--%$$## MY  BODY  SO  THAT IT  CAN  SEE  CLEARLY ##$$%--¨¨¨
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¨^-*%$##@@ MAKE  MY  TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. @@##$%*-^¨
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¨^-*%$#@## FRAME OF REFERENCE. I  EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ##@#$%*-^¨
¨^-*%$#@##      THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY      ##@#$%*-^¨
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¨^-*%$#### TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG",  THEY TELL ####$%*-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-%##  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  ##%-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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