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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 ¨¨¨¨¨.«†%¤
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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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