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@,,@@,@,,@ 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 ,@@,@@@,,,
,,@,@@,@@, MY  BODY  SO  THAT  IT  CAN  SEE CLEARLY ,@,@@,,@,,
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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 ,@,,@@@@@,
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,@,@@@,@,,  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  ,,,,@@,@@,
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