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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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