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.....@@..@ 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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