###&%*/~:. .:~/*%##
##@&%*/~:. .:~/*%&@##
&**/:..... .....:/**&
@&*////~:. .:~////*&@
##@&%*/~:. .:~/*%&@##
@@@&%*/~:. # % . # % . # % 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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#&&%///~:. .:~///%&