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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      #@£¤*†~-..
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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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