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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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