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¨^*†$##### #   $   ¨    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.     $     = ####$†*=^¨
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