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¨¨¨¨¨¨--:$ 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 #£$:--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨--:$ FRAMED WITH CLAY VASES DARK AS OBSIDIAN $:--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--: AND TALLER THAN A PERSON. IN EACH VASE :--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--: PAIR OF SHOES THAT SHE WOULD ACTUALLY :--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨--:$£# WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED TO SOUND #£$:--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨--:$£### YOU THINK, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL HAS A ###£$:--¨¨
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