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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.                &†/~,,,,,,
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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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,,,~/†&&@#                  ,,,,,                   #@&&†/~,,,
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