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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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