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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.              ,,,,,,,@@@
,,,,,@@,,,                                          ,@@@@@,,@,
@@@@,,,,@@ 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.                ,,,,,,,,,,
,,@@@@,,@@                                          @@@@@@@@@@
,,,@@,,,,, 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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