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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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###¤$§=«^¨ THEY  GIVE  ME  WRISTBANDS  AND ANKLETS, ¨^«=§$¤###
##¤$§=«^¨¨ MADE   OF  SOME  STRANGE   STONE.  THEIR ¨¨^«=§$¤##
###¤$§=«^¨      SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK      ¨^«=§$¤###
##¤$§=«^¨¨   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   ¨¨^«=§$¤##
###¤$§=«^¨ WINDOWS INTO A  SMALLER WORLD,  CLOSE TO ¨^«=§$¤###
##¤$§=«^¨¨ MY  BODY  SO  THAT  IT  CAN  SEE CLEARLY ¨¨^«=§$¤##
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###¤$§=«^¨ THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS  THAT ¨^«=§$¤###
##¤$§=«^¨¨ MAKE  MY TONGUE  CURL WITH SATISFACTION. ¨¨^«=§$¤##
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##¤$§=«^¨¨ FRAME  OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ¨¨^«=§$¤##
###¤$§=«^¨      THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY      ¨^«=§$¤###
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###¤$§=«^¨ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY  TELL ¨^«=§$¤###
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