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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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