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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 &*****:-^¨
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¨^-:**&&&# 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 &***:-¨¨¨¨
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¨^-:**&@## THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE GOING ##@&**:-^¨
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¨¨¨---**&# ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH #&**---¨¨¨
¨^-:**&@## ANTICIPATION. ##@&**:-^¨
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