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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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