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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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