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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 ##¤@$†«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«†$@¤# MOVE    MY     LEFT     ARM.     @     « #¤@$†«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«†$@¤ @  «   SO   -  EATING  IT  IS  OK,  @  « ¤@$†«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«†$@ @  «  @  «  MOVING  IT  IS  NOT. @ « @ « @$†«~¨¨¨¨¨
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