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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. &&&&.&&.&.
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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, $ « &&&..&..&.
..&&&.&&.. $ « $ « MOVING IT IS NOT. $ « $ « ...&.&&.&&
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