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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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