,^~~~~*### ###*~~~~^,
,^~~~****# #****~~~^,
,,,,,,~**# #**~,,,,,,
,,,,^~~~*# #*~~~^,,,,
,^~~****¶# #¶****~~^,
,^~***#¶## # * , # * , # * 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. * ~ * ~ ##**~^,,,,
,^~***##¶¶ ¶¶##***~^,
,,,,,^~**# #**~^,,,,,
,,^^~****¶ ¶****~^^,,
,^~~****#¶ ¶#****~~^,
,^~***#¶## ##¶#***~^,