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@@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ you." i don't quite like the tone in ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@
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¨@@@¨¨@¨¨¨ 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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