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¨,«;%%£¶## 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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¨,«;%%£¶## The Building Was Enormous  And Mazelike. ##¶£%%;«,¨
¨¨¨¨«%%%%£ Walls,  Floors And Pillars  Were  Set In £%%%%«¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«;%¶¶ Green Marble. Throughout  The House  Ran ¶¶%;«,¨¨¨¨
¨,«;%%£¶## A  Main  Boulevard,  Wide As  A  Street, ##¶£%%;«,¨
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¨,«;%%%%¶# And  Taller Than A Person. In  Each Vase #¶%%%%;«,¨
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¨¨¨,,,«%%£ Tree  Or Giant Fern.  The  Boulevard Was £%%«,,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,;%¶¶ Dimly  Lit, Which Allowed The Pools That ¶¶%;,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«;%%£¶##   Were Generously Sprinkled Throughout   ##¶£%%;«,¨
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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 ##¶£%%;«,¨
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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 ##¶£%%;«,¨
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¨,«;%%£¶## 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 ##¶£%%;«,¨
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¨,«;%%£¶## 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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