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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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