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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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