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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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