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###@§$=«^¨ #   §   ¨   in    my   room,   #   §   ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ #  §  ¨  something  poking my left hand, ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ #      §     ¨     something      slimy, ¨^«=$§@###
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####@§$=«^ #   §   ¨   up   the   arm.   #    §   ¨ ^«=$§@####
#@§§§$=«^¨ is   it  drug-fueled   apathy?  #   §  ¨ ¨^«=$§§§@#
###@§$=«^¨ #   §   ¨   i   don't   move  the   arm. ¨^«=$§@###
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###@§$=«^¨ it   moves   further   up,    #    §   ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ reaches    the    armpit.    #    §    ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
#§§=«¨¨¨¨¨ i  turn   my  head  toward  it.  #  §  ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨«=§§#
#§==«¨¨¨¨¨ #    §    ¨   looks    like    seagrass. ¨¨¨¨¨«==§#
###@§$=«^¨ #   §   ¨  it's   kinda  cute.   #  §  ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
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###@§$=«^¨ face,    i    bite    it.    #    §    ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ #  § ¨  the  texture is  like that  of a ¨^«=$§@###
@@@§$«¨¨¨¨ juicy      #      §       ¨       grape, ¨¨¨¨«$§@@@
###@§$=«^¨ # § ¨  and the squish tastes  like sweet ¨^«=$§@###
#@§§§$=«^¨ #   §   ¨   #   §    ¨    cucumber.    ¨ ¨^«=$§§§@#
###@§$=«^¨ # § ¨ it's very  good. # § ¨ and i # § ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ suck   more    of   it   in.   #   §   ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ #    §    ¨    chew   it.    #    §    ¨ ¨^«=$§@###
#@$«¨¨¨¨¨¨ # § ¨ the seagrass doesn't seem to mind. ¨¨¨¨¨¨«$@#
##@@§$=«^¨ #    §    ¨    #    §    ¨    #    §   ¨ ¨^«=$§@@##
###@§$=«^¨ §  «  apathy  gone,  i  sit   up.  §   « ¨^«=$§@###
#§§====«^¨ §  «   the tendrils  are stuck under § « ¨^«====§§#
#§=^^¨¨¨¨¨ § «  my shirt,  § « entering  by the arm ¨¨¨¨¨^^=§#
###@§$=«^¨ and  exiting  through  the collar.  §  « ¨^«=$§@###
@§§=«^^^¨¨ § «  this  makes it hard  for me to push ¨¨^^^«=§§@
###@§$=«^¨ more   of   it   in  my   mouth.   §   « ¨^«=$§@###
####§$=«^¨ § « i make to remove  the shirt, but the ¨^«=$§####
###@§$=«^¨ seagrass finally protests when i try  to ¨^«=$§@###
###@§$=«^¨ move     my     left    arm.     §     « ¨^«=$§@###
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