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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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