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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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