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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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