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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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