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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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