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¨,~=^£@#@# WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE. #@#@£^=~,¨
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¨,~=^£@@## THE BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. ##@@£^=~,¨
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¨,~=^££@@# WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT #@@££^=~,¨
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¨,~=^£@#@# APPROACHED, SHE LOOKED UP AND SNIVELED. #@#@£^=~,¨
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¨,~=^£@#@# STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER #@#@£^=~,¨
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¨,~=^£@#@# LIKE. WHEN I RETURNED, HAVING SPENT #@#@£^=~,¨
¨,~=^£@#@# MORE THAN I COULD REALLY AFFORD, SHE #@#@£^=~,¨
¨,~=^£@#@@ WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED TO SOUND @@#@£^=~,¨
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¨,~=^£@##@ YOU THINK, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL HAS A @##@£^=~,¨
¨,~=^£@#@# FREAKY DAD, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TASTE?" #@#@£^=~,¨
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¨,~=^£@#@# CLOSER. SHE LAUGHED AT ME AGAIN, AND #@#@£^=~,¨
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