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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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