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.......... # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. ..........
.......... #  £ .  something poking my  left  hand, ..........
.......... #     £      .     something      slimy, ..........
.......... #  £  . slithering  around  the fingers, ..........
.......... #    £   .   up   the   arm.   #   £   . ..........
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£*=«,..... # £  . the  texture  is like that  of  a .....,«=*£
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«,........ #   £    .   #   £    .    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 ........,«
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#£@£*=«,.. £  «  £ «  moving it  is  not. £  «  £ « ..,«=*£@£#
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