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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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