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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.                @&§§«~,,,,
,,,,,~«§§&                                          &§§«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«§§ 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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