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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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