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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 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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