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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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