¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&& 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. ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& † ¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨& ~~~ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& ::::: ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ::::: &¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ &&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ † ¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨