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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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