,:«^=*¤###                                          ###¤*=^«:,
,,:«^=*¤##                                          ##¤*=^«:,,
,,,:«^=*¤#                                          #¤*=^«:,,,
,,,,:«^=*¤                                          ¤*=^«:,,,,
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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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,,,:«^=*¤#                                          #¤*=^«:,,,
,,:«^=*¤##                                          ##¤*=^«:,,
,:«^=*¤###                                          ###¤*=^«:,