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¨-«^^$§### # $ ¨ SOMETHING  POKING  MY  LEFT  HAND, ###§$^^«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-^$# #      $     ¨      SOMETHING     SLIMY, #$^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-«^^$§### IS   IT   DRUG-FUELED  APATHY?   #  $  ¨ ###§$^^«-¨
¨-«^^$§### #   $   ¨  I   DON'T   MOVE   THE   ARM. ###§$^^«-¨
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¨-«^^$§### I   TURN  MY  HEAD  TOWARD  IT.  #  $  ¨ ###§$^^«-¨
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¨-«^^$§### #  $  ¨ ONCE IT'S UP  MY NECK  AND ON MY ###§$^^«-¨
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¨-«^^$§### # $ ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ###§$^^«-¨
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