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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. ¤*†~~.....
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...~~†*¤¤# 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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