¤*%//..¨¨¨ ¨¨¨..//%*¤
###@*%/~.¨ ¨.~/%*@###
##@¤*%/~.¨ ¨.~/%*¤@##
¤*%~~~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~~~%*¤
¤¤*%/.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨./%*¤¤
##@¤*%/~.¨ # * ¨ # * ¨ # * 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. * ~ * ~ ¨.~/%*¤@@#
#@@¤*%/~.¨ ¨.~/%*¤@@#
##@¤*%/~.¨ ¨.~/%*¤@##
##@¤*%/~.¨ ¨.~/%*¤@##
¤%~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~%¤
#@**%/.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨./%**@#