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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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