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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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¨¨@@@¨¨¨@¨ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR @@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@¨@¨¨@¨¨@@ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK @¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@@¨@@¨@¨ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ¨@@@¨¨¨¨@@
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¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ 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 @@¨¨@@@¨@@
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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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