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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, #@@§%$\~.¨
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¨.~\$%§@@# SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK #@@§%$\~.¨
¨.~\$%§@@# 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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¨.~\$%§@@# MAKE MY TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. #@@§%$\~.¨
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¨.~\$%§@@@ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT @@@§%$\~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.\%§ THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY §%\.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~\$%§@@# SATISFIED. #@@§%$\~.¨
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¨.~\$%§@## ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ##@§%$\~.¨
¨.~~\\%§@@ ANTICIPATION. @@§%\\~~.¨
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