,^~=§¤#@## ##@#¤§=~^,
,,^~=§¤#@# #@#¤§=~^,,
,,,^~=§¤#@ @#¤§=~^,,,
,,,,^~=§¤# #¤§=~^,,,,
,,,,,^~=§¤ ¤§=~^,,,,,
,,,,^~=§¤# 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. @#¤§=~^,,,
,,^~=§¤#@# #@#¤§=~^,,
,^~=§¤#@## = ##@#¤§=~^,
,,^~=§¤#@# ~~~ #@#¤§=~^,,
,,,^~=§¤#@ ^^^^^ @#¤§=~^,,,
,,,,^~=§¤# ,,,,,,,, #¤§=~^,,,,
,,,,,^~=§¤ ^^^^^ ¤§=~^,,,,,
,,,,^~=§¤# ~~~ #¤§=~^,,,,
,,,^~=§¤#@ = @#¤§=~^,,,
,,^~=§¤#@# #@#¤§=~^,,
,^~=§¤#@## ##@#¤§=~^,
,,^~=§¤#@# #@#¤§=~^,,
,,,^~=§¤#@ @#¤§=~^,,,
,,,,^~=§¤# #¤§=~^,,,,