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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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