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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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