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¨-«^%$¤£££ A HUGE BATH HOUSE / SPA / HOTEL / £££¤$%^«-¨
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¨-«^%$¤¤£# SHOES, BUT SHE HAD ACCEPTED THEM ONLY #£¤¤$%^«-¨
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¨¨¨¨«%$$¤£ WAS A BIT BUMMED BUT DROPPED IT £¤$$%«¨¨¨¨
¨-«^^%$¤¤¤ QUICKLY. I SAID GOODNIGHT TO HIM AND ¤¤¤$%^^«-¨
¨-«^%$¤£## WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE. ##£¤$%^«-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-^$¤ WAS PLACED UPRIGHT A LEAF FROM A PALM ¤$^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«^%$¤¤¤£ TREE OR GIANT FERN. THE BOULEVARD WAS £¤¤¤$%^«-¨
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¨-«^%$¤£## WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT ##£¤$%^«-¨
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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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¨-«^%$¤£## SHE THEN TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND LED ME ##£¤$%^«-¨
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¨-«^%$£### CLOSER. SHE LAUGHED AT ME AGAIN, AND ###£$%^«-¨
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