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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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