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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      ,§,,,,§,§§
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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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