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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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