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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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