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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 &&.&.&.&&.
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&&..&.&.&. 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 &&.&.&.&&.
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