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##@@*$^~,. THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING .,~^$*@@##
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#@#@*$^~,. REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. .,~^$*@#@#
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#@#@*$^~,. THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, .,~^$*@#@#
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#@#@*$^~,. THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE .,~^$*@#@#
#@@@*$^~,. WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO .,~^$*@@@#
#@@@*$^~,. MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY .,~^$*@@@#
##@#*$^~,. WHATS IN STORE. .,~^$*#@##
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#@#@*$^~,. THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT .,~^$*@#@#
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#@@@*$^~,. "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO .,~^$*@@@#
#@#@*$^~,. FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT .,~^$*@#@#
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###@*$^~,. ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH .,~^$*@###
#@#@*$^~,. ANTICIPATION. .,~^$*@#@#
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