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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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