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#@@&&$=~~¨ 1N TH1S DR34M 1 W4S 4 G1RL OF M4YB3 ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ S1XT3EN Y34RS, TOG3THER W1TH MY D4D 1N ¨~~=$&&@@#
&$=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4 HUG3 B4TH HOUS3 / SP4 / HOT3L / ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=$&
&&&=~~~¨¨¨ SHOPP1NG C3NTRE. D4D W4S CONST4TLY ¨¨¨~~~=&&&
@&$~¨¨¨¨¨¨ PO1NTING OUT HOT G1RLS TO M3. "YOU S3E ¨¨¨¨¨¨~$&@
#@@&&$=~~¨ TH4T BL4CK-H41R3D TH1NG D1SS4P3ARING ¨~~=$&&@@#
##@&&$=~~¨ B3H1ND TH3 CLOTH3S R4CK? OOF!" H3'D ¨~~=$&&@##
#@@&&$=~~¨ S4Y. H3 W4S 4LWAYS V3RY CR3EPY 4BOUT ¨~~=$&&@@#
&&&&===~~¨ TH1S, GO1NG FOR G1RLS MY 4G3. ¨~~===&&&&
##@&&$=~~¨ ¨~~=$&&@##
@@@&&$=~~¨ TH1S N1GHT H3 H4D JUST TR13D TO WOO 4 ¨~~=$&&@@@
##@@&$=~~¨ G1RL H3 C4LL3D 4 "MOUS3" BY BUY1NG H3R ¨~~=$&@@##
#@@&&$=~~¨ SHO3S, BUT SH3 H4D 4CC3PTED TH3M ONLY ¨~~=$&&@@#
&&$~~¨¨¨¨¨ TO RUN 4WAY 1MM3DI4TELY 4FT3RWARD. D4D ¨¨¨¨¨~~$&&
@@@&&$=~~¨ W4S 4 B1T BUMM3D BUT DROPP3D 1T ¨~~=$&&@@@
#@@&&$=~~¨ QU1CKLY. 1 S41D GOODN1GHT TO H1M 4ND ¨~~=$&&@@#
&$$~~¨¨¨¨¨ W3NT LOOK1NG FOR TH3 MOUS3. ¨¨¨¨¨~~$$&
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#@@&&$=~~¨ TH3 BU1LDING W4S 3NORMOUS 4ND M4Z3L1KE. ¨~~=$&&@@#
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&&&$$$=~~¨ GR3EN M4RBL3. THROUGHOUT TH3 HOUS3 R4N ¨~~=$$$&&&
@&&$~~¨¨¨¨ 4 M41N BOUL3V4RD, W1D3 4S 4 STR3ET, ¨¨¨¨~~$&&@
@&&$~~~¨¨¨ FR4M3D W1TH CL4Y V4S3S D4RK 4S OBS1DI4N ¨¨¨~~~$&&@
&&$$=~¨¨¨¨ 4ND T4LL3R TH4N 4 P3RSON. 1N 34CH V4S3 ¨¨¨¨~=$$&&
@&==~~~~¨¨ W4S PL4C3D UPR1GHT 4 L34F FROM 4 P4LM ¨¨~~~~==&@
#@@&&$=~~¨ TR3E OR G14NT F3RN. TH3 BOUL3V4RD W4S ¨~~=$&&@@#
@&$=~¨¨¨¨¨ D1MLY L1T, WH1CH 4LLOW3D TH3 POOLS TH4T ¨¨¨¨¨~=$&@
#@@&&$=~~¨ W3RE G3NEROUSLY SPR1NKL3D THROUGHOUT ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ 34CH FLOOR WOULD R3FLECT SUGG3ST1VE ¨~~=$&&@@#
@@@&&$=~~¨ P4TT3RNS ON TH3 M4RBL3. ¨~~=$&&@@@
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#@@&&$=~~¨ FOLLOW1NG TH3 BOUL3V4RD, TWO FLOORS UP ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ 1 FOUND H3R CRY1NG B3H1ND TWO F3RN ¨~~=$&&@@#
@&$~~¨¨¨¨¨ V4S3S. SH3 W4S B34UT1FUL, 4ND 4S 1 ¨¨¨¨¨~~$&@
#@@&&$=~~¨ 4PPROACH3D, SH3 LOOK3D UP 4ND SN1V3LED. ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ 1N TH3 N34REST V4S3 SH3 H4D STUFF3D ¨~~=$&&@@#
@&=~~¨¨¨¨¨ BOTH TH3 SHO3S. ¨¨¨¨¨~~=&@
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#@@&&$=~~¨ 1 TOLD H3R TO FOLLOW, BUT SH3 D1DN'T ¨~~=$&&@@#
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@&&&&$=~~¨ ST4Y TH3RE, 4ND R4N TO G3T H3R 4 B3TTER ¨~~=$&&&&@
#@@&&$=~~¨ P41R OF SHO3S TH4T SH3 WOULD 4CTUALLY ¨~~=$&&@@#
&&&&&$=~~¨ L1K3. WH3N 1 R3TURNED, H4V1NG SP3NT ¨~~=$&&&&&
##@&&$=~~¨ MOR3 TH4N 1 COULD R34LLY 4FFORD, SH3 ¨~~=$&&@##
#@@&&$=~~¨ W4S V1SIBLY 1MPR3SSED. 1 TR13D TO SOUND ¨~~=$&&@@#
&&&==~~~~¨ COOL, S4Y1NG SOM3TH1NG L1K3 "WH4T DO ¨~~~~==&&&
&$$$$=~~~¨ YOU TH1NK, JUST B3C4USE 4 G1RL H4S 4 ¨~~~=$$$$&
##@@&&$=~~ FR34KY D4D, SH3 DO3SN'T H4V3 T4ST3?" ~~=$&&@@##
##@@&$=~~¨ BUT MOUS3 G1RL JUST L4UGH3D 4T M3. ¨~~=$&@@##
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@@@&&$=~~¨ SH3 TH3N TOOK M3 BY TH3 H4ND 4ND L3D M3 ¨~~=$&&@@@
#@@&&$=~~¨ OUT 4 S1D3 ROUT3 TO 4 CLOS3D-OFF ¨~~=$&&@@#
@&&$===~~¨ ROOFTOP W4LK1NG G4RD3N, FULL OF JUN1P3R ¨~~===$&&@
@&&==~¨¨¨¨ 4ND THUJ4. 1T W4S 4 L4T3 3VEN1NG, 4ND ¨¨¨¨~==&&@
#@@&&$=~~¨ TH3 ST4RS W3RE GL1TT3RING. B31NG ¨~~=$&&@@#
@@@&&$=~~¨ CLOS3D, TH3 G4RD3N H4D 1TS L1GHT TURN3D ¨~~=$&&@@@
##@&&$=~~¨ OFF, BUT W3 COULD ST1LL S3E OUR W4Y ¨~~=$&&@##
##@@&$=~~¨ 4ROUND BY TH3 L1GHT SH1NING DOWN FROM ¨~~=$&@@##
#@@&&$=~~¨ TH3 W1NDOWS OF TH3 H1GH3R FLOORS. ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ SH3 L4Y DOWN 1N 4 P4TCH OF GR4SS. 1 S4T ¨~~=$&&@@#
@@&&&$=~~¨ DOWN ON MY KN3ES, 4ND TH3N CR4WL3D ¨~~=$&&&@@
#@@&&$=~~¨ CLOS3R. SH3 L4UGH3D 4T M3 4GA1N, 4ND ¨~~=$&&@@#
#@@&&$=~~¨ S41D - ¨~~=$&&@@#
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