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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. ......§§§§
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......§§§§ 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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