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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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