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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. &.&&.&.&&&
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&&&.&&.&&. 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. &&&.&&&&.&
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&&&.&&&&&& % ~ 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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