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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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