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.,,,,,,,,,   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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§^».,,,,,, to  become about half as big", they tell ,,,,,,.»^§
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