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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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