¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨##¨#¨¨¨##
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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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¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨                                          #¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨                                          ##¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨##¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨###¨¨#¨##