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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. ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ @    §    ¨    @    §    ¨   @    §    ¨ ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ §  «  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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