.@@@.@@@.. @...@..@@@
@@..@@..@. .@..@@.@..
@.@.@.@.@@ .@@.@.@@@.
@@@@@@@@@. @@.@@@@..@
.........@ @.@@...@.@
@........@ 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. ....@..@.@
...@.@@@@@ ....@@.@@@
@..@@@.... = ....@.@@..
@@.@..@... --- ....@@@.@.
@.@@@.@@.. ----- ....@..@@@
.@@..@@.@. ........ @...@@.@..
.@.@.@.@@@ ----- .@..@.@@@.
.@@@@@@@.. --- .@@.@@@..@
@@......@. = @@.@@..@.@
..@.....@@ ..@@.@.@@@
@.@@....@. @.@.@@@@..
@@@.@...@@ @@@@@...@.
@..@@@..@. @....@..@@
.@.@..@.@@ .@...@@.@.