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¨¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨@¨@@¨@@@@
@@¨¨@@¨¨@@ ¨@@@¨@@¨¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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. @@@@@¨¨@¨¨
@@@¨@@@¨¨¨ @¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨
@¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨ THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE GOING ¨@¨¨¨@@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL ¨@@¨¨@¨¨@@
@@@@@@@@¨@ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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