¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨§§
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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.              ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                    ^                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                   ---                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                   .....                  ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                  .....                   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                   ---                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                     ^                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§