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.,~\%$§£## #  $  . SOMETHING POKING MY  LEFT  HAND, ##£§$%\~,.
.,~\%$§£## #     $     .      SOMETHING      SLIMY, ##£§$%\~,.
.,~\%$§£## # $ .  SLITHERING  AROUND  THE  FINGERS, ##£§$%\~,.
.,~\%$§£## #   $   .   UP   THE   ARM.   #    $   . ##£§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§£## #   $  .   I   DON'T   MOVE   THE   ARM. ##£§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§§££ WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S TASTING  ME, # $ . ££§§$%\~,.
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.,~\\%%%$§ REACHES    THE    ARMPIT.    #    $    . §$%%%\\~,.
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.....~%$§§ #   $   .  IT'S  KINDA  CUTE.   #  $   . §§$%~.....
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.,~\%$§£## #  $ .  ONCE IT'S  UP MY NECK AND  ON MY ##£§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§£## JUICY      #      $       .       GRAPE, ##£§$%\~,.
.,~\%$§£## # $  . AND THE SQUISH  TASTES LIKE SWEET ##£§$%\~,.
.,~\%$§£## #    $   .   #    $   .   CUCUMBER.    . ##£§$%\~,.
.,~\%$£### #  $ . IT'S VERY GOOD. # $ . AND I # $ . ###£$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§£££ #    $    .    CHEW   IT.    #    $    . £££§$%\~,.
.,~\%$§£## # $ . THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ##£§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§£## AND  EXITING  THROUGH THE  COLLAR.  $  ~ ##£§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§£## MORE   OF   IT   IN  MY   MOUTH.   $   ~ ##£§$%\~,.
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.,~\%%$$$§ SEAGRASS FINALLY PROTESTS WHEN I TRY  TO §$$$%%\~,.
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