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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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