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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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