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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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