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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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