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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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