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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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