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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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