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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. ¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨
@@@@@¨¨@¨@ ¨@@¨@@@@¨@
¨¨¨¨@¨@@@¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨@@@@¨¨
@¨¨@@¨¨@@@ ¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨@ ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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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@@¨@¨¨¨@@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@@¨@@¨@@@
¨@@@¨¨@¨@¨ ^^^^^ @¨@@¨@@¨¨¨
@¨¨@¨@@@@@ --- @@¨@@¨@¨¨¨
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