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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  @@@,,,@@,@
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