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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 ^*-.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.- WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO -.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY .,,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,.-*^%£@ 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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