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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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