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¨¨¨¨.»†%$@ #    $   ¨   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, #@$%†».¨¨¨
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¨¨.»†%$@## # $ ¨ 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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