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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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