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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†* @ ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. *†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«†*¤ @  ¤ ¨  SOMETHING POKING  MY LEFT  HAND, ¤*†«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«†*¤£ @     ¤      ¨     SOMETHING      SLIMY, £¤*†«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«†*¤£# @ ¤  ¨ SLITHERING  AROUND  THE  FINGERS, #£¤*†«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«†*¤£#@ @   ¤   ¨   UP   THE   ARM.   @   ¤    ¨ @#£¤*†«~¨¨
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¨¨~«†*¤£#@ @   ¤   ¨   I   DON'T   MOVE   THE  ARM. @#£¤*†«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«†*¤£# @   ¤    ¨    @    ¤    ¨    @    ¤    ¨ #£¤*†«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«†*¤ 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, £¤*†«~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~«†*¤£#@ @    ¤   ¨   @    ¤   ¨   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,   ¤  « #£¤*†«~¨¨¨
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