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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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