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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.             @,@,,,,,,,
@@,,@,@@,@                                          @@@,,,,,,,
,@,@@@,@@, 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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