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¨¨¨¨¨¨,^*£ A  HUGE  BATH  HOUSE  /  SPA  /  HOTEL / £*^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,--^^^†& SAY.  HE WAS ALWAYS  VERY  CREEPY  ABOUT &†^^^--,¨¨
¨,-^†*£### THIS,    GOING   FOR   GIRLS   MY   AGE. ###£*†^-,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-†&# THIS  NIGHT HE  HAD JUST TRIED TO  WOO A #&†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^†††*£# GIRL HE CALLED A "MOUSE"  BY  BUYING HER #£*†††^-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-†*£ SHOES, BUT SHE HAD  ACCEPTED  THEM  ONLY £*†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^†*&£## TO  RUN AWAY  IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. DAD ##£&*†^-,¨
¨¨¨¨,^^^*£ WAS   A  BIT   BUMMED  BUT   DROPPED  IT £*^^^,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,^*£ QUICKLY. I  SAID  GOODNIGHT TO  HIM  AND £*^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,,,^*&        WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE.       &*^,,,¨¨¨¨
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¨,-^†*&£## THE BUILDING WAS  ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## WALLS,  FLOORS  AND PILLARS  WERE SET IN ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&### GREEN  MARBLE. THROUGHOUT  THE HOUSE RAN ###&*†^-,¨
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¨¨¨¨,,-††& AND TALLER THAN A PERSON.  IN  EACH VASE &††-,,¨¨¨¨
¨,-^†*&£££ WAS PLACED UPRIGHT  A  LEAF FROM A  PALM £££&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£££ TREE OR GIANT FERN.  THE  BOULEVARD  WAS £££&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## DIMLY LIT,  WHICH ALLOWED THE POOLS THAT ##£&*†^-,¨
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¨,-^†*&£##   EACH FLOOR WOULD REFLECT SUGGESTIVE    ##£&*†^-,¨
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¨,-^†*&£## I  FOUND  HER  CRYING  BEHIND  TWO  FERN ##£&*†^-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-†*£ VASES.  SHE  WAS  BEAUTIFUL,  AND  AS  I £*†-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-††& APPROACHED,  SHE LOOKED UP AND SNIVELED. &††-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^†*&£## IN THE  NEAREST  VASE  SHE  HAD  STUFFED ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†&£###              BOTH THE SHOES.             ###£&†^-,¨
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¨,-^†*&&&£ I  TOLD HER TO  FOLLOW, BUT  SHE  DIDN'T £&&&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## MOVE  OR SPEAK.  SO INSTEAD  I  SAID  TO ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## STAY THERE,  AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER ##£&*†^-,¨
¨¨¨-^††*&# PAIR  OF SHOES  THAT  SHE WOULD ACTUALLY #&*††^-¨¨¨
¨,-^†*&£## LIKE.  WHEN  I  RETURNED,  HAVING  SPENT ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## MORE  THAN  I  COULD REALLY AFFORD,  SHE ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED TO  SOUND ##£&*†^-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,^†& COOL,  SAYING SOMETHING  LIKE  "WHAT  DO &†^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^†*&£££ YOU  THINK,  JUST BECAUSE A GIRL  HAS  A £££&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## FREAKY  DAD,  SHE DOESN'T  HAVE  TASTE?" ##£&*†^-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,^**£ BUT  MOUSE  GIRL  JUST  LAUGHED  AT  ME. £**^,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,-^†*&£## SHE THEN  TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND LED ME ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,--^^^*£# OUT   A  SIDE   ROUTE  TO  A  CLOSED-OFF #£*^^^--,¨
¨,-^†*&£££ ROOFTOP WALKING GARDEN, FULL  OF JUNIPER £££&*†^-,¨
¨¨¨¨-^†&££ AND  THUJA. IT WAS A LATE  EVENING,  AND ££&†^-¨¨¨¨
¨-^†*&£###     THE STARS WERE GLITTERING. BEING     ###£&*†^-¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,^*& CLOSED,  THE GARDEN HAD ITS LIGHT TURNED &*^,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^†*&£## OFF,  BUT WE  COULD  STILL SEE  OUR  WAY ##£&*†^-,¨
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¨¨¨,^^***£ THE   WINDOWS  OF  THE  HIGHER   FLOORS. £***^^,¨¨¨
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¨,---^*&££ SHE LAY DOWN IN A PATCH OF GRASS.  I SAT ££&*^---,¨
¨,-^†*&£## DOWN  ON  MY  KNEES,  AND  THEN  CRAWLED ##£&*†^-,¨
¨,-^†*&£## CLOSER.  SHE  LAUGHED AT  ME AGAIN,  AND ##£&*†^-,¨
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