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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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