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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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