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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 .§.§§.§.§.
.§..§..§.§              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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