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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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