¨¨¨###¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
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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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¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##                     ;                    ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨                    ---                   ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                   .....                  ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨                  .....                   ¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨                   ---                    ¨¨#¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨                     ;                    ¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#
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¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨                                          ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨                                          #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨