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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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