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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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