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¨,~\*$£@@# SIXTEEN YEARS, TOGETHER WITH MY DAD IN #@@£$*\~,¨
¨,~\*$£@@# A HUGE BATH HOUSE / SPA / HOTEL / #@@£$*\~,¨
¨,~\*£@@## SHOPPING CENTRE. DAD WAS CONSTATLY ##@@£*\~,¨
¨,~\*$£@@# POINTING OUT HOT GIRLS TO ME. "YOU SEE #@@£$*\~,¨
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¨,~\*$£@@# THIS, GOING FOR GIRLS MY AGE. #@@£$*\~,¨
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¨,~\*$£@@@ THIS NIGHT HE HAD JUST TRIED TO WOO A @@@£$*\~,¨
¨,~\*$£@@# GIRL HE CALLED A "MOUSE" BY BUYING HER #@@£$*\~,¨
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¨,~\*$£@@# WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE. #@@£$*\~,¨
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¨,~\*$£@@# THE BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. #@@£$*\~,¨
¨,~\*$£@@@ WALLS, FLOORS AND PILLARS WERE SET IN @@@£$*\~,¨
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¨,~\*$£@@@ WAS PLACED UPRIGHT A LEAF FROM A PALM @@@£$*\~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,~*$@ MOVE OR SPEAK. SO INSTEAD I SAID TO @$*~,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~\*$£@## PAIR OF SHOES THAT SHE WOULD ACTUALLY ##@£$*\~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~**£ MORE THAN I COULD REALLY AFFORD, SHE £**~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~\*$£@@# YOU THINK, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL HAS A #@@£$*\~,¨
¨,~\*$£@@# FREAKY DAD, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TASTE?" #@@£$*\~,¨
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¨,~\*$£@## SHE THEN TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND LED ME ##@£$*\~,¨
¨,~\*$£@@# OUT A SIDE ROUTE TO A CLOSED-OFF #@@£$*\~,¨
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