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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. ..&.&&&.&&
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..&&....&. $ - 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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