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@=:»:¨¨¨¨¨ THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM ¨¨¨¨¨:»:=@
=:»:¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND IT WANTS ME TO SHRINK. AND WHAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨:»:=
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@=:»:¨¨¨¨¨ THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, ¨¨¨¨¨:»:=@
¤@=:»:¨¨¨¨ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR ¨¨¨¨:»:=@¤
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#@¤@=:»:¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:»:=
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=:»:¨¨¨¨¨¨ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨:»:=
@=:»:¨¨¨¨¨ THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ¨¨¨¨¨:»:=@
¤@=:»:¨¨¨¨ SATISFIED. ¨¨¨¨:»:=@¤
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