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¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨ 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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