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,@,,@,,,,@                                          @,,,@@@@@@
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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.                ,,@,@,@@@,
,@,,,,@,@@                                          ,@@@@@,,@,
@@,,,@@@,, 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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