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,,,,,«†$&§ YOU." I DON'T QUITE LIKE THE TONE IN §&$†«,,,,,
,,,,,,«†$& THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING &$†«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«†$ 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 ##§&$†«,,,
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,,,«†$&§## 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. #§&$†«,,,,
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,,,«†$&§## TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL ##§&$†«,,,
,,,,«†$&§# ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH #§&$†«,,,,
,,,,,«†$&§ ANTICIPATION. §&$†«,,,,,
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