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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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