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@@@¨¨@@@@¨ YOU." I DON'T QUITE LIKE THE TONE IN @@¨¨¨¨@@@¨
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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 ¨@@@@¨@¨¨@
@¨@@@¨¨@¨@ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE @¨¨¨@@@¨@@
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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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@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @@¨¨¨@¨@@¨
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