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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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