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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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