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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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