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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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