¨:-†§$#@##                                          ##@#$§†-:¨
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¨:-†§$#@##                                          ##@#$§†-:¨
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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. $  -  $  - ####$§†-:¨
¨¨¨:†§$#@#                                          #@#$§†:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:†††$@                                          @$†††:¨¨¨¨
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¨:-†§$#@##                                          ##@#$§†-:¨