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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. .....:«\%&
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£¤&%\«:... 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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%\«:...... # & . 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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