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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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