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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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