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.......,»^ YOU." I DON'T QUITE LIKE THE TONE IN ^»,.......
......,»^* THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING *^»,......
.....,»^*¤ THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM ¤*^»,.....
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.....,»^*¤ WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO ¤*^»,.....
......,»^* MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY *^»,......
.......,»^ WHATS IN STORE. ^»,.......
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.......... 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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.......,»^ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL ^»,.......
......,»^* ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH *^»,......
.....,»^*¤ ANTICIPATION. ¤*^»,.....
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