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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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