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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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