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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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