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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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