¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
†:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ # & ¨ # & ¨ # & 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. & ~ & ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~: