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*~,....... 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      ......,~*%
$%*~,.....   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   .....,~*%$
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$%*~,..... FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT  ONLY TWO, BUT .....,~*%$
%*~,......      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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