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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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