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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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