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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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