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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. #£@*†^-.,,
,,,.-^†*@£                                          £@*†^-.,,,
,,,,.-^†*@ 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.             #£@*†^-.,,
,.-^†*@£##                                          ##£@*†^-.,
,,.-^†*@£# 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  ##£@*†^-.,
,,.-^†*@£#               ANTICIPATION.              #£@*†^-.,,
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