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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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