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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 $=~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~=$$      SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK      $$=~^,,,,,
,,,,^~=$$§   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   §$$=~^,,,,
,,,^~=$$§¶ WINDOWS INTO  A SMALLER  WORLD, CLOSE TO ¶§$$=~^,,,
,,^~=$$§¶@ MY  BODY  SO  THAT  IT CAN  SEE  CLEARLY @¶§$$=~^,,
,^~=$$§¶@#             WHATS IN STORE.              #@¶§$$=~^,
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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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,,^~=$$§¶@ THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU  ARE GOING @¶§$$=~^,,
,^~=$$§¶@# TO BECOME  ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL #@¶§$$=~^,
,,^~=$$§¶@  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  @¶§$$=~^,,
,,,^~=$$§¶               ANTICIPATION.              ¶§$$=~^,,,
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