&¨&&&¨¨¨¨& &&&¨¨¨¨&&¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&&¨¨&&& ¨&&¨¨&&&¨¨
&&&¨&¨&¨¨& &¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&&&&&¨&¨ &&&&&¨&&¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨&&&¨ @ @ ¨ @ @ ¨ @ @ 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. @ » @ » &¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&
¨&&&¨&&&&& &¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&&¨¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨& ¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&&
&&&&&¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨&&&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&