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#£§†~.¨¨¨¨ #   §   ¨    in   my   room,   #   §   ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~†§£#
¤†~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~†¤
##£¤§†*~.¨ #  § ¨  something poking my  left  hand, ¨.~*†§¤£##
£¤¤¤§†*~.¨ #      §      ¨     something     slimy, ¨.~*†§¤¤¤£
££§*.¨¨¨¨¨ # § ¨  slithering  around  the  fingers, ¨¨¨¨¨.*§££
##£¤§†*~.¨ #   §   ¨   up    the   arm.   #   §   ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ is  it   drug-fueled   apathy?  #  §   ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ #   §   ¨   i   don't  move   the   arm. ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ #    §    ¨   #    §    ¨    #    §    ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ whatever it  is that's tasting me, # § ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ it   moves    further   up,   #   §    ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ reaches    the    armpit.    #    §    ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ i  turn   my  head  toward  it.  #  §  ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
£§†~~¨¨¨¨¨ #    §    ¨    looks    like   seagrass. ¨¨¨¨¨~~†§£
###¤§†*~.¨ #   §  ¨   it's  kinda   cute.  #  §   ¨ ¨.~*†§¤###
##£¤§†*~.¨ #    §    ¨    #    §   ¨    #    §    ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ # § ¨  once it's  up my  neck and  on my ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ face,    i    bite    it.    #    §    ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
¤¤¤†~¨¨¨¨¨ # §  ¨ the texture  is  like  that of  a ¨¨¨¨¨~†¤¤¤
£¤§†*.¨¨¨¨ juicy       #       §      ¨      grape, ¨¨¨¨.*†§¤£
##£¤§†*~.¨ # §  ¨ and the squish  tastes like sweet ¨.~*†§¤£##
#¤††~.¨¨¨¨ #    §    ¨   #   §   ¨    cucumber.   ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~††¤#
#£§§***~.¨ # § ¨ it's very good. # § ¨ and i #  § ¨ ¨.~***§§£#
£¤†*~¨¨¨¨¨ suck   more   of   it   in.    #   §   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~*†¤£
£§†~~¨¨¨¨¨ #    §    ¨   chew    it.    #    §    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~~†§£
##£¤§†*~.¨ # § ¨ the seagrass doesn't seem to mind. ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ #    §    ¨    #    §    ¨   #    §    ¨ ¨.~*†§¤£##
###£¤§†*~. §  ~  apathy  gone,  i   sit  up.   §  ~ .~*†§¤£###
¤¤§*.¨¨¨¨¨ §  ~   the  tendrils are stuck under § ~ ¨¨¨¨¨.*§¤¤
##£¤§†*~.¨ § ~  my  shirt, § ~ entering by the  arm ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ and exiting  through  the  collar.  §  ~ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ § ~ this  makes it  hard for me  to push ¨.~*†§¤£##
#£§*~..¨¨¨ more   of   it  in   my   mouth.   §   ~ ¨¨¨..~*§£#
##£¤§†*~.¨ § ~ i make to remove the shirt,  but the ¨.~*†§¤£##
###£¤§*~.¨ seagrass finally protests when i try  to ¨.~*§¤£###
##£¤§†*~.¨ move     my     left    arm.     §     ~ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ §  ~  so  -   eating  it  is  ok,   §  ~ ¨.~*†§¤£##
##£¤§†*~.¨ §  ~ §  ~  moving  it is  not. §  ~ §  ~ ¨.~*†§¤£##
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