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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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