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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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