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¨¨¨.~§£§§# SIXTEEN  YEARS, TOGETHER WITH MY  DAD IN #§§£§~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨./£§§# A  HUGE  BATH HOUSE  /  SPA  /  HOTEL  / #§§£/.¨¨¨¨
¨.~/§£§@@@ SHOPPING CENTRE.       DAD WAS CONSTATLY @@@§£§/~.¨
¨¨¨.~/§£@@ POINTING OUT  HOT GIRLS TO  ME. "YOU SEE @@£§/~.¨¨¨
¨.~/§£§@##   THAT BLACK-HAIRED THING DISSAPEARING   ##@§£§/~.¨
¨.~/§£§@@@ BEHIND  THE  CLOTHES  RACK?  OOF!"  HE'D @@@§£§/~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~§£@@ 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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¨.~/§£§@## WALLS,  FLOORS AND  PILLARS WERE SET  IN ##@§£§/~.¨
¨.~/§§§£§@ GREEN  MARBLE.  THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE RAN @§£§§§/~.¨
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¨.~/§£££§# FRAMED WITH CLAY VASES DARK AS  OBSIDIAN #§£££§/~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨./£@ 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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¨.~/§£§@@@          PATTERNS ON THE MARBLE.         @@@§£§/~.¨
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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 #@@§£§/~.¨
¨.~/§£§@@# AROUND BY THE  LIGHT  SHINING  DOWN FROM #@@§£§/~.¨
¨.~/§£§@## 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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