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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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