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&¨¨¨¨&&&&& 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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