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........,« #    $   .   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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