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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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