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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. ¨@@¨@¨¨@@¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨ @¨@@@¨@¨@¨
¨@@¨@@@¨@¨ 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 @@@@@@¨¨¨@
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