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@@¤/:,,,,, THEY TELL ME: "WE ARE GOING TO SHRINK ,,,,,:/¤@@
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@@†»:,,,,, THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM ,,,,,:»†@@
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@@@†»:,,,, REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. ,,,,:»†@@@
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##@@¤†/»:, THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, ,:»/†¤@@##
##@@¤†/»:, MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR ,:»/†¤@@##
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###@¤†/»:, 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. ,,,,,»†@@@
###@¤†/»:, "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO ,:»/†¤@###
@@¤//::,,, FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ,,,:://¤@@
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###@¤†/»:, THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE GOING ,:»/†¤@###
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