how about this
camera{orthographic location 4-8*z look_at
0}light_source{4-8*x,2}light_source
{20+30*x,1}union{box{-x-z-.4,-x+3*z+.4}box{-x-z-.4,3*x-z+.4}box{-x+3*z-4*y-.
4,
-x+3*z+.4}box{3*x-z-.4,3*x-z+4*y+.4
clipped_by{plane{-x-z+4-8*x,-1.2}}}pigment{rgb<.8,.2,1>}}
it didn't actually shorten it, but it's centered
Kruger
