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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. #@#$§^».¨¨
¨¨¨.»^§$#@                                          @#$§^».¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.»^§$# 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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