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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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