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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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