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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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