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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. $ « $ « .^«=§$¤###
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#¤$§=«^... ...^«=§$¤#
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