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¨¨¨¨~~†$$§ # ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. §$$†~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~†$¶ # $  ¨  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.   #  $  ¨ ¶$†\\~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,,~\††§ # $  ¨ 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.  $  ~ ¶§$†\,¨¨¨¨
¨,~\†$$$$¶ $ ~  THE TENDRILS  ARE  STUCK  UNDER $ ~ ¶$$$$†\~,¨
¨,~\†$§¶¶# $ ~  MY SHIRT, $ ~ ENTERING  BY THE  ARM #¶¶§$†\~,¨
¨¨¨¨,,\$§¶ AND  EXITING  THROUGH  THE  COLLAR.  $ ~ ¶§$\,,¨¨¨¨
¨,~\†$§¶## $ ~ THIS MAKES  IT HARD FOR  ME  TO PUSH ##¶§$†\~,¨
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¨¨¨¨~†$$¶# $ ~ I MAKE  TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT THE #¶$$†~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~\\†§¶ $  ~  $  ~ MOVING IT  IS NOT.  $  ~  $ ~ ¶§†\\~,¨¨¨
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