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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.                ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                  ,,,,,                   ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                    :                     ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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