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@¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ 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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¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@ WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO @¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨
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@¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ¨@@@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨@ THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@¨
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