¨&&¨&&¨&¨¨ &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨&&&¨ &¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&&¨&&¨¨& ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&&¨&¨& &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨&¨&&&& &¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&&&¨¨¨ # $ ¨ # $ ¨ # $ 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. $ ~ $ ~ ¨&¨&¨&&¨&&
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&&&&¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&& ¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨&
&¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&&¨¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨¨&&&&&& ¨¨¨&¨¨&&&¨
¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨&&¨&¨¨&