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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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