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#¶&**/~^,, AND  IT  WANTS  ME  TO  SHRINK. AND WHAT ,,^~/**&¶#
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&**/~^,,,, 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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#¶&**/~^,, 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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