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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 #¶¤**;«^,,
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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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