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&...&&.&&. # * . # * . # * lying # * . # * . # * . &&&.&&&&..
&&..&.&&.& # * . 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. ..&.&&..&&
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..&.&...&& * « 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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