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¨¨^-=$%### # ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. ###%$=-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-=$%## #  %  ¨ SOMETHING POKING  MY LEFT  HAND, ##%$=-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-=$%# #      %      ¨     SOMETHING     SLIMY, #%$=-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-=$% #  %  ¨  SLITHERING AROUND  THE FINGERS, %$=-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=$ #    %   ¨   UP   THE   ARM.   #   %   ¨ $=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-=$% IS   IT  DRUG-FUELED  APATHY?  #   %   ¨ %$=-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-=$%# #   %   ¨   I  DON'T   MOVE   THE   ARM. #%$=-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-=$%## #    %   ¨    #    %    ¨    #    %    ¨ ##%$=-^¨¨¨
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¨¨^-=$%### 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 ##%$=-^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-=$%## # % ¨ IT'S VERY GOOD. # % ¨ AND I # %  ¨ ##%$=-^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^-=$% #    %    ¨    CHEW    IT.    #   %    ¨ %$=-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=$ # % ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. $=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-=$%## %  -   THE TENDRILS ARE STUCK UNDER %  - ##%$=-^¨¨¨
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