@@,,@@@,,, @,@@@@@,,@
@@,@,@@,,@ @,,@@@@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ @,@,@@@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ @,@,,@@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ 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. @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ @,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ : @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ ~~~ @,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ ,,,,, @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ ,,,,,,,, @,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ ,,,,, @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ ~~~ @,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ : @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ @,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ @,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,,@,@@ @,@,@,@,@,
@@,@,@@,,@ @,@,@,@,@,