§,,§,§,§,§                                          ,,,§,§,§§,
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§,§§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,§,,§,
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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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§,§§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,§,,§,