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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. ¨¨~~:%*¤£#
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#£¤*%:~~¨¨ * ~ 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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