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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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