&¨¨¨¨&¨&¨& &&&¨¨¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&&¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&¨&¨&&
&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ # % ¨ # % ¨ # % 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. % - % - &¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨&¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨