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.^~^*$§#@# #@#§$*^~^.
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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. $ ~ $ ~ #@#§$*^~^.
.^^~~~*§## ##§*~~~^^.
.^~^*$§§## ##§§$*^~^.
.^~^*$§#@# #@#§$*^~^.
.^~^*$§#@# #@#§$*^~^.
.^~^*$§#@# #@#§$*^~^.