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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.             @@,,@@@,@@
,,,,,,@@@,                                          ,@,@,,@@,,
,,,,,@,,@, 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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