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.......,«^ @ arms flopped over the edge of the bed. ^«,.......
........,« @  £  . something  poking my  left hand, «,........
........., @     £      .     something      slimy, ,.........
.......... @ £  .  slithering around  the  fingers, ..........
.......... @    £   .   up   the   arm.   @   £   . ..........
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........., @   £   .   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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