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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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