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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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