¨-~*^¤&¶@# #@¶&¤^*~-¨
¨-~*^¤&¶@# #@¶&¤^*~-¨
¨~*^¤&¶@## ##@¶&¤^*~¨
¨-~*^¤¶@## ##@¶¤^*~-¨
¨--~~~~~^& &^~~~~~--¨
¨-~*^^¤¤¤& @ ¤ ¨ @ ¤ ¨ @ ¤ 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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