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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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