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§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ @ $ ¨ 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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