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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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