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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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