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@§%^==~,,, 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 ,,,~==^%§@
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@§%^==~,,, MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY ,,,~==^%§@
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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 ,~==^%§@@#
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@§%^==~,,, ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ,,,~==^%§@
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