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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. @,,@,,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          @,@@,@@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@ 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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@,,@,@,@,@                   .....                  @,,@,,@,@,
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@,,@,@,@,@                    /                     @,,@,,@,@,
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