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..--==§§@£ #    @   .   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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