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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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