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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. ,@@@@,@,@,
@@,@,@,@@,                                          @,,,@@@@@,
,@@@@@@,@, 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.              @@@,@,,@@,
,@,,,@@@,@                                          ,,@@@,@,@@
@@,,@,,@@, 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.                @@,,@,,,@@
,,,@@@@,@@                                          ,@,@@,,@,,
,,@,,,@@,, 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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,,@@,,,,@,                    :                     @@@,@@,,@,
,@,@,,,@@,                   ~~~                    ,,@@,@,@@,
@@@@,,@,@@                   ^^^^^                  ,@,@@@@,@,
,,,@,@@@,@                 ,,,,,,,,                 @@@,,,@@@@
,,@@@,,@@,                   ^^^^^                  ,,@,,@,,,@
,@,,@,@,@@                    ~~~                   ,@@,@@,,@@
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