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¶&%«-..... a huge bath house / spa / hotel / .....-«%&¶
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&$†††«-... pointing out hot girls to me. "you see ...-«†††$&
¶$††«--... that black-haired thing dissapearing ...--«††$¶
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##¶&$%†«-. girl he called a "mouse" by buying her .-«†%$&¶##
###¶&$%†-. shoes, but she had accepted them only .-†%$&¶###
¶&$%«..... to run away immediately afterward. dad .....«%$&¶
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¶¶&$†«-... was placed upright a leaf from a palm ...-«†$&¶¶
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##¶&$%†«-. vases. she was beautiful, and as i .-«†%$&¶##
##¶&$%†«-. approached, she looked up and sniveled. .-«†%$&¶##
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¶$††-..... both the shoes. .....-††$¶
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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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##¶&$%†«-. closed, the garden had its light turned .-«†%$&¶##
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¶&$††-.... down on my knees, and then crawled ....-††$&¶
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