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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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^......... 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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