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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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