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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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