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¤**\«-¨¨¨¨ # * ¨ 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. # * ¨ ¨¨-«\**¤##
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**\«-¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨-«\**
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#¤**\«-¨¨¨ * « 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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