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,&&&&&&&,, THEY TELL  ME: "WE ARE GOING  TO  SHRINK ,,,,,&,,&,
,,&&&&&,,& 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  ,,,,,&&&&&
&&,,,,,,&&              ANTICIPATION.               &&&&,,&&&&
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