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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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