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*†~-,,,,,, 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   ,,,,,,,,,,
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£*†~-,,,,, THEY GIVE ME FOOD:  PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT ,,,,,-~†*£
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#§£*†~-,,, "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I  THINK, HAVING NO ,,,-~†*£§#
##§£*†~-,, FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY  TWO, BUT ,,-~†*£§##
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£*†~-,,,,, TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG",  THEY TELL ,,,,,-~†*£
*†~-,,,,,,  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  ,,,,,,-~†*
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