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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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