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