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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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