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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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