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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.              ,,,,@@@,,,
@@,@,@,,,,                                          ,,,@,,@,,,
,@@@@@,,,, 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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