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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. &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ 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. ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ 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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