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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 ^/~:,,,,,,
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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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