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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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