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#@¶§$%=~:. @ $ . 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. @ $ . .....~=$§@
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#@¶§$%=~:. @ $ . I DON'T MOVE THE ARM. .:~=%$§¶@#
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#@¶§$%=~:. 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. @ $ . .:~=%$§¶@#
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§%%=~:.... @ $ . 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. ..::~%%%$¶
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@@¶§$%=~:. $ ~ 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, $ ~ .:~=%$§¶##
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