¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~; ;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~; ;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;* *;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;*$ $*;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;*$& 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. &$*;~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;*$ $*;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;* they measure my clothes. "you are going *;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~; to become about half as big", they tell ;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ me, barely controlling themselves with ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~; anticipation. ;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;* *;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;*$ ; $*;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;*$& ~~~ &$*;~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~;*$&@ ----- @&$*;~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~;*$&@# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #@&$*;~-¨¨
¨-~;*$&@## ----- ##@&$*;~-¨
¨¨-~;*$&@# ~~~ #@&$*;~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~;*$&@ ; @&$*;~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;*$& &$*;~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;*$ $*;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;* *;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~; ;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨