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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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