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.~«*§§£### # ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. ###£§§*«~.
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.~«***§§££ #      §      .     SOMETHING     SLIMY, ££§§***«~.
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.~«*§§§£## IS  IT   DRUG-FUELED   APATHY?  #   §  . ##£§§§*«~.
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.~«*§§§£## #    §    .    CHEW   IT.    #    §    . ##£§§§*«~.
.~«*§§§£## # § . THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ##£§§§*«~.
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.~«*§§§£## § «  THE  TENDRILS ARE STUCK  UNDER  § « ##£§§§*«~.
.~«*§§§£## § « MY  SHIRT, § «  ENTERING  BY THE ARM ##£§§§*«~.
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