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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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