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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. @ $ . .^-==$¤¶@@
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#@¶¤$==-^. @ $ . 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. .^-==¤¶@##
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¤¤¤$$==-^. $ - apathy gone, i sit up. $ - .^-==$$¤¤¤
#@¶¤$==-^. $ - 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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