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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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