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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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