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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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