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,,,:«/%*§£ YOU." I  DON'T QUITE  LIKE  THE  TONE IN £§*%/«:,,,
,,:«/%*§£# THEIR VOICES, LIKE  THEY ARE RESTRAINING #£§*%/«:,,
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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, *%/«:,,,,,
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,,,,,,:«/%   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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,,:«/%*§£# 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      *%/«:,,,,,
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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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