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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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