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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.             @,@,,,@,@@
,@,@,,@,@,                                          @@@,,@@@,@
@@@@,@@@@, 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  ,@@@@@,,,,
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