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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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