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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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