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*--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--*
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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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