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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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