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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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