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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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