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¨~«*%@#@## 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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¨¨¨¨«*%%@# TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL #@%%*«¨¨¨¨
¨~«****@## ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ##@****«~¨
¨~«*%@#@## ANTICIPATION. ##@#@%*«~¨
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