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##£¤*%=«^, 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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##£¤*%=«^,      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      ,^«=%*¤£##
#£¤*%=«^,,                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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