¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨¨¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨&&&&&¨ ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨
&&&¨¨&&&¨¨ &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ &¨¨&&&&&&¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨
&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨& # @ ¨ # @ ¨ # @ 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. @ - @ - &&¨¨&&¨¨&&
&&&&&&&&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&&&&&&&&¨¨ ¨¨&&&&&&¨¨
¨&&&&&&¨¨& ¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨ &&¨¨&&¨¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨