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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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