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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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