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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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