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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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