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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  @,,,,@@@@,
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