,:»*^$§¶## ##¶§$^*»:,
,,:»»***$¶ ¶$***»»:,,
,,::»*$$§# #§$$*»::,,
,:»*^$§¶## ##¶§$^*»:,
,:»*^$§¶## ##¶§$^*»:,
,:»*^$§¶## # $ , # $ , # $ 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. $ » $ » ##¶§$^*»:,
,,,,,»*^§¶ ¶§^*»,,,,,
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,:»*^$§¶## ##¶§$^*»:,
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,:»*^$§¶## ##¶§$^*»:,