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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      @@@@,,@@@@
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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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