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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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