§§,§§,§§§§                                          ,§§§§§,§§§
,§§,§§,,,§                                          §,,,,§§,,,
§,§§,§,,§§                                          §,,,§,§,,,
§§,§§§,§,§                                          §,,§§§§,,§
,§§,,§§§§§                                          §,§,,,§,§,
§,§,§,,,,, 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.               ,§§,§,,,,,
,§§,§§§,,,                                          §,§§§,,,,§
§,§§,,§,,,                    ;                     §§,,§,,,§§
§§,§,§§,,§                    ---                   ,§,§§,,§,,
,§§§§,§,§,                   .....                  §§§,§,§§,§
§,,,§§§§§§                 ,,,,,,,,                 ,,§§§§,§§§
§,,§,,,,,§                   .....                  ,§,,,§§,,,
§,§§,,,,§,                    ---                   §§,,§,§,,§
§§,§,,,§§§                    ;                     ,§,§§§§,§,
,§§§,,§,,§                                          §§§,,,§§§§
§,,§,§§,§§                                          ,,§,,§,,,§
§,§§§,§§,§                                          ,§§,§§,,§,
§§,,§§,§§,                                          §,§§,§,§§§
,§,§,§§,§,                                          §§,§§§§,,,