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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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