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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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