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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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