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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. @¨¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨@ @@¨@¨@¨@@@
@¨¨@¨@¨@@@ 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 ¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@
¨@¨¨¨@@@¨@ ANTICIPATION. ¨¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@
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