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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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