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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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