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&&....&&.. 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 &&&&&&&&&.
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...&&&&&&& windows into a smaller world, close to .&&&&&&...
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&....&&&&. whats in store. &..&&....&
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&......... they give me food: prawn-like bugs that .&&&&....&
..&&&&&&&& make my tongue curl with satisfaction. ..&&..&&..
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....&&&&.. 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 &&..&&....
.&&..&&..& anticipation. &......&&.
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