4- Shrinke ~ Joe_king Says -

Speak less so the world can finally tell you its secrets.

The sign on the velvet-draped booth in the corner of the carnival read: 4- shrinke ~ Joe_King Says

Joe King sat behind a desk cluttered with miniature clocks and oversized thimbles. He didn’t look like a magician; he looked like a weary accountant who had seen the beginning and end of time and found it slightly tedious. Speak less so the world can finally tell you its secrets

Stop letting your past loom larger than your present. Stop letting your past loom larger than your present

"Wait!" Arthur squeaked, his voice now sounding like a frantic cricket. "How do I get back?"

Joe King leaned forward, his eyes twinkling with a mischievous light. "It’s a warning, friend. People spend their whole lives trying to grow—bigger bank accounts, bigger houses, bigger egos. But the secret to the universe? It’s the . To find the truth, you have to let four things get smaller." Arthur scoffed. "And what would those be?" Joe King ticked them off on his spindly fingers: