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....,-;§@£ THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE  RESTRAINING £@§;-,....
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.....,-;§@      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 £@§;-,....
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.,-;§@£@@# THEY GIVE  ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT #@@£@§;-,.
..,-;§@£@@ MAKE MY TONGUE  CURL WITH  SATISFACTION. @@£@§;-,..
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....,-;§@£ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY  TWO, BUT £@§;-,....
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....,-;§@£ THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES.  "YOU ARE GOING £@§;-,....
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..,-;§@£@@  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  @@£@§;-,..
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