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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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