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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 ##@¤¤^;~.¨
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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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