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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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