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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. @@@§^/=^..
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..^=/^§@@@ 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. ..........
.......... W4LLS, FLOORS 4ND P1LL4RS W3RE S3T 1N ..........
.......... 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 =^........
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.......... MOV3 OR SP34K. SO 1NST34D 1 S41D TO ..........
.......... 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 /=^.......
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.....^=/^§ 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 @§^/=^....
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........^= TH3 W1NDOWS OF TH3 H1GH3R FLOORS. =^........
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.......... DOWN ON MY KN3ES, 4ND TH3N CR4WL3D ..........
.......... CLOS3R. SH3 L4UGH3D 4T M3 4GA1N, 4ND ..........
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