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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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