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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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&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ^^^^^ ¨&&¨¨&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ««« ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
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