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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. # ¤ . ..........
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.......... # ¤ . 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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