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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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