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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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