@§=«««,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«««=§@
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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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