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....^«§&&@                                          @&&§«^....
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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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