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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. & ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=
$=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ & ~ THE TENDRILS ARE STUCK UNDER & ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=$
&$=~:¨¨¨¨¨ & ~ MY SHIRT, & ~ ENTERING BY THE ARM ¨¨¨¨¨:~=$&
#&$=~:¨¨¨¨ AND EXITING THROUGH THE COLLAR. & ~ ¨¨¨¨:~=$
@#&$=~:¨¨¨ & ~ THIS MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO PUSH ¨¨¨:~=$@
#@#&$=~:¨¨ MORE OF IT IN MY MOUTH. & ~ ¨¨:~=$@#
##@#&$=~:¨ & ~ I MAKE TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT THE ¨:~=$@##
#@#&$=~:¨¨ SEAGRASS FINALLY PROTESTS WHEN I TRY TO ¨¨:~=$@#
@#&$=~:¨¨¨ MOVE MY LEFT ARM. & ~ ¨¨¨:~=$@
#&$=~:¨¨¨¨ & ~ SO - EATING IT IS OK, & ~ ¨¨¨¨:~=$
&$=~:¨¨¨¨¨ & ~ & ~ MOVING IT IS NOT. & ~ & ~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~=$&
$=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=$
=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨