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..:~†=§§£# # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. #£§§=†~:..
...:~†=§§£ # §  .  something poking my  left  hand, £§§=†~:...
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...:~†=§§£ #  §  .  slithering around  the fingers, £§§=†~:...
..:~†=§§£# #   §   .    up   the   arm.   #   §   . #£§§=†~:..
.:~†=§§£## is   it  drug-fueled  apathy?   #   §  . ##£§§=†~:.
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.:~†=§§£## i  turn  my  head  toward  it.   #  §  . ##£§§=†~:.
..:~†=§§£# #   §    .    looks    like    seagrass. #£§§=†~:..
...:~†=§§£ #   §   .  it's  kinda  cute.   #  §   . £§§=†~:...
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..:~†=§§£# juicy       #      §      .       grape, #£§§=†~:..
...:~†=§§£ # § .  and  the squish tastes like sweet £§§=†~:...
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...:~†=§§£ #  § . it's very good. # § . and i # § . £§§=†~:...
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.:~†=§§£## #    §    .    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.  §  ~ ##£§§=†~:.
..:~†=§§£# §  ~ this makes  it  hard for me to push #£§§=†~:..
...:~†=§§£ more   of   it   in  my   mouth.   §   ~ £§§=†~:...
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...:~†=§§£ seagrass finally protests  when i try to £§§=†~:...
..:~†=§§£# move     my     left    arm.     §     ~ #£§§=†~:..
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