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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. @¨¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨@@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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.              @¨¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨@@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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.                @¨@@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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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