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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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