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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. ¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@@@@¨¨@@@ @¨¨¨¨@@@@@
@@@@¨¨¨¨@¨ 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. @@@@@@@@@¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@@@@¨ 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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