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#@@=^~~¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
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=^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^=
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@#@@=^~~¨¨ THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT ¨¨~~^=@@#@
#@@=^~~¨¨¨ MAKE MY TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. ¨¨¨~~^=@@#
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=^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^=
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@=^~~¨¨¨¨¨ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ¨¨¨¨¨~~^=@
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