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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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