¨##¨#¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨##
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
¨¨¨###¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
#¨¨#¨##¨¨# # $ ¨ # $ ¨ # $ 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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