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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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