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¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#                                          #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ THEY TELL ME:  "WE  ARE GOING  TO SHRINK @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# YOU."  I DON'T  QUITE LIKE THE  TONE  IN #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ THEIR VOICES, LIKE  THEY ARE RESTRAINING @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# THEMSELVES. THERE IS  A  HUNGER  IN THEM #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ AND  IT  WANTS ME  TO  SHRINK.  AND WHAT @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# REALLY   IRKS  ME  IS  THAT  SO  DO   I. #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# THEY  GIVE  ME WRISTBANDS  AND  ANKLETS, #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ MADE   OF  SOME   STRANGE  STONE.  THEIR @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#      SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK      #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# WINDOWS  INTO A SMALLER  WORLD, CLOSE TO #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ MY  BODY SO  THAT  IT  CAN  SEE  CLEARLY @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#              WHATS IN STORE.             #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# THEY GIVE  ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ MAKE  MY TONGUE CURL WITH  SATISFACTION. @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# "OUT OF THIS  WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ FRAME OF  REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#      THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY      #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@                SATISFIED.                @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#                                          #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@ THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE  GOING @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@# TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY  TELL #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#               ANTICIPATION.              #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨
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¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#                                          #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨
¨,~:†$§#@#                                          #@#§$†:~,¨
¨¨,~:†$§#@                                          @#§$†:~,¨¨