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&&&&&&&&&& &..&&..&&&
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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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