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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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