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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. @@¨@¨¨@@¨@
@@¨¨@¨@¨¨@ ¨@@@¨@¨@@@
¨@¨@@@@¨@@ 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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