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,,,,«««^$¤ YOU." I DON'T QUITE LIKE THE TONE IN ¤$^«««,,,,
,,,,«^**¤@ 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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,,,,,««*¤@ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL @¤*««,,,,,
,^«^*$¤@@@ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @@@¤$*^«^,
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