.......,~= =~,.......
......,~=$ $=~,......
.....,~=$% %$=~,.....
....,~=$%& &%$=~,....
...,~=$%&£ £&%$=~,...
..,~=$%&£# @ % . @ % . @ % 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. % ~ % ~ $=~,......
.....,~=$% %$=~,.....
....,~=$%& &%$=~,....
...,~=$%&£ £&%$=~,...
..,~=$%&£# #£&%$=~,..
.,~=$%&£## ##£&%$=~,.