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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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