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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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