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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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