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¨@@@¨@¨¨@@ 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 ¨@@@@@¨¨@¨
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@@@¨¨¨¨@@¨ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL @¨@@@@@@¨¨
@¨¨@¨¨¨@¨@ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨
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