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§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§ # 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.   #  £   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ # £ ¨  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. ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ £ ~  THE  TENDRILS  ARE STUCK UNDER  £ ~ ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ £  ~ MY  SHIRT, £ ~ ENTERING BY  THE ARM §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ AND  EXITING THROUGH  THE  COLLAR.  £  ~ ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
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¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ 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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