,,,,,«*%§@ @§%*«,,,,,
,,,,«*%§@@ @@§%*«,,,,
,,,«*%§@@# #@@§%*«,,,
,,«*%§@@## ##@@§%*«,,
,,,«*%§@@# #@@§%*«,,,
,,,,«*%§@@ 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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,,,,,,«*%§ §%*«,,,,,,
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