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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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