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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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