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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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