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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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