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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. %;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;%§ §%;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;%§& 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. &§%;~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;%§ §%;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;% 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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