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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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¨.»*^$&&&& THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT &&&&$^*».¨
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¨.»*^$&@@@ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT @@@&$^*».¨
¨.»*^$&@@# THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY #@@&$^*».¨
¨.»*^$&@@# SATISFIED. #@@&$^*».¨
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¨.»*^$&@## TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL ##@&$^*».¨
¨.»*^$&@@# ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH #@@&$^*».¨
¨.»*^&@@## ANTICIPATION. ##@@&^*».¨
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