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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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