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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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