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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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