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¨:«:%*#¶## # * ¨ 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. ¶#*%:«:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨::::*# whatever it is that's tasting me, # * ¨ #*::::¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«%# i turn my head toward it. # * ¨ #%«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:«:%*#¶## # * ¨ looks like seagrass. ##¶#*%:«:¨
¨:«:%*¶### # * ¨ it's kinda cute. # * ¨ ###¶*%:«:¨
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¨:«:%%%*¶¶ # * ¨ 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. ##¶#*%:«:¨
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¨¨:::%*#¶# * « 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, * « ¶*%«««::¨¨
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