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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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