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....#..... # $ . 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. .....###..
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..#...###. 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. ..###.....
...#.##... # $ . # $ . # $ . ..#.##....
.....###.. $ ~ 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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