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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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##£§§%/~^¨ IT   MOVES   FURTHER   UP,    #   §    ¨ ¨^~/%§§£##
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##£§§%/~^¨ #    §    ¨    CHEW    IT.    #    §   ¨ ¨^~/%§§£##
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