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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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