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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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