&&&&&&&¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨& &¨&¨&¨¨¨&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&& &&&&&¨¨&¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨&&&&
¨¨¨&&&¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨&
¨¨&¨¨&&&¨& # @ ¨ # @ ¨ # @ 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. @ ~ @ ~ ¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
&&¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&&¨¨&
&&&&¨¨&&¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&&
¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨& &&&&&&&&¨¨
¨¨&&&&&&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨