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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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