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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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