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..&......& THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING &&...&..&.
..&&.....& THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM &.&..&&.&&
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&&&&&&...& REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. .&..&&&&.&
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&.....&&.& THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, &..&&&..&.
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.&&&&&&.&& MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY &...&&&&&&
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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 .....&..&.
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.&&&&&&.&& 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 .&.&.&&&..
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