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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.  @  « ¨¨¨¨,«*=@£
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###£@=*«,¨ @ « 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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