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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. @#&%=\»~,,
,,,~»\=%&# #&%=\»~,,,
,,,,~»\=%& 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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