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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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