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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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¨^~/%$§@@@ THEY  GIVE  ME WRISTBANDS  AND  ANKLETS, @@@§$%/~^¨
¨^~/%$§§§@ MADE  OF   SOME  STRANGE   STONE.  THEIR @§§§$%/~^¨
¨^~/%$§@@#      SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK      #@@§$%/~^¨
¨^~/%$§@@#   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   #@@§$%/~^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~%$§ MY  BODY  SO  THAT  IT CAN  SEE  CLEARLY §$%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~/%$§@@@             WHATS IN STORE.              @@@§$%/~^¨
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¨¨¨¨^^/$§§ MAKE MY  TONGUE  CURL WITH SATISFACTION. §§$/^^¨¨¨¨
¨^~~~~/$§@ "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I THINK,  HAVING NO @§$/~~~~^¨
¨¨¨¨^//%§§ FRAME  OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT §§%//^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~///%§@      THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY      @§%///~¨¨¨
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¨^~/%$§@##  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  ##@§$%/~^¨
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