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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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