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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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