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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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