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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.                §¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨