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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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