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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 @¨@@¨@¨@@@
¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨@¨ 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 ¨@¨@¨¨¨¨@@
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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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