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###¶§=†«,, AND  IT  WANTS  ME  TO  SHRINK. AND WHAT ,,«†=§¶###
#¶¶§$=†«,, REALLY  IRKS  ME   IS  THAT   SO  DO  I. ,,«†=$§¶¶#
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##¶§$=†«,,      SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK      ,,«†=$§¶##
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##¶§$=†«,, WINDOWS  INTO A SMALLER  WORLD, CLOSE TO ,,«†=$§¶##
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§=††«,,,,, FRAME OF REFERENCE. I  EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ,,,,,«††=§
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###§$=†«,, TO BECOME  ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL ,,«†=$§###
##¶§$=†«,,  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  ,,«†=$§¶##
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