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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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