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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«=& #   $   ¨   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 ##@&$=*«.¨
¨¨¨¨.*=&@# SEAGRASS  FINALLY PROTESTS WHEN I TRY TO #@&=*.¨¨¨¨
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¨.«*=$&@## $   «  SO  -  EATING  IT  IS  OK,  $   « ##@&$=*«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«=&@ $  « $ «  MOVING IT  IS  NOT.  $  « $  « @&=«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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