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%^*~,,,,,, 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, ,,,,~*^%¤#
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%^*~,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,~
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,,,,,,,,,, THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,, MAKE MY TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. ,,,,,,,,,~
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^*~,,,,,,, FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ,,,,,,,~*^
%^*~,,,,,, THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ,,,,,,~*^%
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##¤%^*~,,, ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ,,,~*^%¤##
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