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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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