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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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