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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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