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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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