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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, .&&&..&.&&
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..&..&&.&. SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK &.&&&..&&.
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&.&&&&..&. 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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