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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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