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