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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, #$=««««,,.
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.,«==$¤### @ $ . I DON'T MOVE THE ARM. ###¤$==«,.
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.,«==$¤#@# 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, #@#¤$==«,.
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.,«==$#@## @ $ . IT'S VERY GOOD. @ $ . AND I @ $ . ##@#$==«,.
.....,=$#@ SUCK MORE OF IT IN. @ $ . @#$=,.....
.,«==$¤#@# @ $ . CHEW IT. @ $ . #@#¤$==«,.
.,«==$¤### @ $ . THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ###¤$==«,.
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.,«==$¤### $ « 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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