¨~~\=%&@## ##@&%=\~~¨
¨~~\=%&@## ##@&%=\~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~\%@ @%\~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~\=%## ###&%=\~~¨
¨~~\=%&&@# #@&&%=\~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~\=& # % ¨ # % ¨ # % 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. % ~ % ~ ##@&%=\~~¨
¨~~\=%@### ###@%=\~~¨
¨~~\\\%&@@ @@&%\\\~~¨
¨~~\=%&@## ##@&%=\~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=& &=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~\=%&@## ##@&%=\~~¨