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¨.~%£#@### #   £   ¨   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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