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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      @,@,@@,@,,
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@,@@@,@@,, THEY  MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE GOING ,,@,@,@,@@
@@,,@@,@,@ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF  AS BIG", THEY TELL ,@@@@@@@,,
,@,@,@@@@,  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  @,,,,,,@,@
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