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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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