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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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