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¨@@¨@¨¨@@@ 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. @@@¨@@¨@@@
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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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