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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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