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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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