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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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