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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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