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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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