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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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