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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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