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¨¨¨¨,-†$&§ They Tell  Me:  "We  Are Going To Shrink §&$†-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-†$&§# You." I  Don'T  Quite  Like The Tone  In #§&$†-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-†$&§## Their Voices, Like They Are  Restraining ##§&$†-,¨¨
¨,-†$&§### Themselves. There Is  A Hunger  In  Them ###§&$†-,¨
¨¨,-†$&§## And  It  Wants  Me To Shrink.  And  What ##§&$†-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-†$&§# Really  Irks  Me  Is  That   So  Do   I. #§&$†-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-†$&§                                          §&$†-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-†$& They Give  Me  Wristbands  And  Anklets, &$†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†$ 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.                §&$†-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-†$&§#                                          #§&$†-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-†$&§## 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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