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,,,,,,,,.~ THEY TELL ME: "WE ARE GOING TO SHRINK ~.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~/ YOU." I DON'T QUITE LIKE THE TONE IN /~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.~/$@ THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM @$/~.,,,,,
,,,,.~/$@@ AND IT WANTS ME TO SHRINK. AND WHAT @@$/~.,,,,
,,,.~/$@@# REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. #@@$/~.,,,
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,.~/$@@### THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, ###@@$/~.,
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,,,.~/$@@# SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK #@@$/~.,,,
,,,,.~/$@@ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE @@$/~.,,,,
,,,,,.~/$@ WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO @$/~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~/$ MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY $/~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~/ WHATS IN STORE. /~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,. THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, MAKE MY TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.~/$@ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL @$/~.,,,,,
,,,,.~/$@@ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @@$/~.,,,,
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