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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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