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¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨ 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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##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ TO BECOME  ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨¨¨¨  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
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