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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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