*§:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:§*
§:~^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^~:§
:~^,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,^~:
§:~^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^~:§
*§:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:§*
£*§:~^,,,, 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.               ,,,^~:§*£@
#@£*§:~^,,                                          ,,^~:§*£@#
##@£*§:~^,                    :                     ,^~:§*£@##
#@£*§:~^,,                   ~~~                    ,,^~:§*£@#
@£*§:~^,,,                  ^^^^^                   ,,,^~:§*£@
£*§:~^,,,,                 ,,,,,,,,                 ,,,,^~:§*£
*§:~^,,,,,                  ^^^^^                   ,,,,,^~:§*
§:~^,,,,,,                   ~~~                    ,,,,,,^~:§
:~^,,,,,,,                     :                    ,,,,,,,^~:
§:~^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^~:§
*§:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:§*
£*§:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:§*£
@£*§:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:§*£@
#@£*§:~^,,                                          ,,^~:§*£@#