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#@¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ 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? @ % ¨ ¨-«†^%#¶@#
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#@¶#%^†«-¨ IT MOVES FURTHER UP, @ % ¨ ¨-«†^%#¶@#
#@¶#%^†«-¨ REACHES THE ARMPIT. @ % ¨ ¨-«†^%#¶@#
##@#%^†«-¨ I TURN MY HEAD TOWARD IT. @ % ¨ ¨-«†^%#@##
#@¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ LOOKS LIKE SEAGRASS. ¨-«†^%#¶@#
#@¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ IT'S KINDA CUTE. @ % ¨ ¨-«†^%#¶@#
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¶%†-¨¨¨¨¨¨ FACE, I BITE IT. @ % ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-†%¶
##¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ THE TEXTURE IS LIKE THAT OF A ¨-«†^%#¶##
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#@¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ AND THE SQUISH TASTES LIKE SWEET ¨-«†^%#¶@#
#@¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ @ % ¨ CUCUMBER. ¨ ¨-«†^%#¶@#
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#%^«¨¨¨¨¨¨ SUCK MORE OF IT IN. @ % ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨«^%#
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#@¶#%^†«-¨ @ % ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ¨-«†^%#¶@#
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#@¶#%^†«-¨ % « I MAKE TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT THE ¨-«†^%#¶@#
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