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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  #§&$†«,,,,
,,,,,«†$&§               ANTICIPATION.              §&$†«,,,,,
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