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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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