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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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