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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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