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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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