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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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