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@@,,,,@,,@ 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      ,@,@@,@,,,
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@@@,,,,,@, MY  BODY  SO  THAT  IT CAN  SEE  CLEARLY @@@,@,@,@@
,,,@,,,,@@              WHATS IN STORE.             ,,,@@@@@@,
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,@,@@@@,@, MAKE MY TONGUE  CURL WITH  SATISFACTION. @,@@,@,,,@
@@@@,,,@@@ "OUT  OF THIS WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO @@@,@@@,,@
,,,,@,,@,, FRAME OF REFERENCE.  I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT @,,@@,,@,@
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,@,,@,@@,@                SATISFIED.                ,,@@@@@@,,
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,@,@@,,@@, THEY  MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE GOING ,,@@,,,,@@
@@@@,@,@,@ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY  TELL ,,@,@,,,@,
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