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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.       #@£¤$%†--¨
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¨¨¨--†%$¤£ THE  BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. £¤$%†--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†%$¤ WALLS, FLOORS  AND  PILLARS WERE  SET IN ¤$%†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†%$ GREEN MARBLE.  THROUGHOUT  THE HOUSE RAN $%†--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--†% A  MAIN  BOULEVARD,  WIDE  AS A  STREET, %†--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†%$ 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 #@£¤$%†--¨
¨¨--†%$¤£@   WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT   @£¤$%†--¨¨
¨¨¨--†%$¤£    EACH FLOOR WOULD REFLECT SUGGESTIVE   £¤$%†--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†%$¤         PATTERNS ON THE MARBLE.          ¤$%†--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨--†%$¤ FOLLOWING  THE BOULEVARD, TWO  FLOORS UP ¤$%†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--†%$¤£ 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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