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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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