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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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