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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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