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#§§*~,,,,¨ S1XT3EN Y34RS, TOG3THER W1TH MY D4D 1N ¨,,,,~*§§#
###§**†~,¨ 4 HUG3 B4TH HOUS3 / SP4 / HOT3L / ¨,~†**§###
##***†,¨¨¨ SHOPP1NG C3NTRE. D4D W4S CONST4TLY ¨¨¨,†***##
#§**†††~,¨ PO1NTING OUT HOT G1RLS TO M3. "YOU S3E ¨,~†††**§#
###§**†~,¨ TH4T BL4CK-H41R3D TH1NG D1SS4P3ARING ¨,~†**§###
#§*~,¨¨¨¨¨ B3H1ND TH3 CLOTH3S R4CK? OOF!" H3'D ¨¨¨¨¨,~*§#
###§**†~,¨ S4Y. H3 W4S 4LWAYS V3RY CR3EPY 4BOUT ¨,~†**§###
#§***~¨¨¨¨ TH1S, GO1NG FOR G1RLS MY 4G3. ¨¨¨¨~***§#
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###§**†~,¨ TH1S N1GHT H3 H4D JUST TR13D TO WOO 4 ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ G1RL H3 C4LL3D 4 "MOUS3" BY BUY1NG H3R ¨,~†**§###
§*†~~,¨¨¨¨ SHO3S, BUT SH3 H4D 4CC3PTED TH3M ONLY ¨¨¨¨,~~†*§
###§**†~,¨ TO RUN 4WAY 1MM3DI4TELY 4FT3RWARD. D4D ¨,~†**§###
§§**~¨¨¨¨¨ W4S 4 B1T BUMM3D BUT DROPP3D 1T ¨¨¨¨¨~**§§
###§**†~,¨ QU1CKLY. 1 S41D GOODN1GHT TO H1M 4ND ¨,~†**§###
##§*†,,¨¨¨ W3NT LOOK1NG FOR TH3 MOUS3. ¨¨¨,,†*§##
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###§**†~,¨ TH3 BU1LDING W4S 3NORMOUS 4ND M4Z3L1KE. ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ W4LLS, FLOORS 4ND P1LL4RS W3RE S3T 1N ¨,~†**§###
####§*†~,¨ GR3EN M4RBL3. THROUGHOUT TH3 HOUS3 R4N ¨,~†*§####
§§§*~~¨¨¨¨ 4 M41N BOUL3V4RD, W1D3 4S 4 STR3ET, ¨¨¨¨~~*§§§
####**†~,¨ FR4M3D W1TH CL4Y V4S3S D4RK 4S OBS1DI4N ¨,~†**####
###§**†~,¨ 4ND T4LL3R TH4N 4 P3RSON. 1N 34CH V4S3 ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ W4S PL4C3D UPR1GHT 4 L34F FROM 4 P4LM ¨,~†**§###
§§**†~,¨¨¨ TR3E OR G14NT F3RN. TH3 BOUL3V4RD W4S ¨¨¨,~†**§§
###§**†~,¨ D1MLY L1T, WH1CH 4LLOW3D TH3 POOLS TH4T ¨,~†**§###
#***†~~¨¨¨ W3RE G3NEROUSLY SPR1NKL3D THROUGHOUT ¨¨¨~~†***#
###§**†~,¨ 34CH FLOOR WOULD R3FLECT SUGG3ST1VE ¨,~†**§###
####§*†~,¨ P4TT3RNS ON TH3 M4RBL3. ¨,~†*§####
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####**†~,¨ FOLLOW1NG TH3 BOUL3V4RD, TWO FLOORS UP ¨,~†**####
###§**†~,¨ 1 FOUND H3R CRY1NG B3H1ND TWO F3RN ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ V4S3S. SH3 W4S B34UT1FUL, 4ND 4S 1 ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ 4PPROACH3D, SH3 LOOK3D UP 4ND SN1V3LED. ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ 1N TH3 N34REST V4S3 SH3 H4D STUFF3D ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ BOTH TH3 SHO3S. ¨,~†**§###
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###§**†~,¨ 1 TOLD H3R TO FOLLOW, BUT SH3 D1DN'T ¨,~†**§###
#§***~,,¨¨ MOV3 OR SP34K. SO 1NST34D 1 S41D TO ¨¨,,~***§#
#§§***†~,¨ ST4Y TH3RE, 4ND R4N TO G3T H3R 4 B3TTER ¨,~†***§§#
###§**†~,¨ P41R OF SHO3S TH4T SH3 WOULD 4CTUALLY ¨,~†**§###
#§***†,,,¨ L1K3. WH3N 1 R3TURNED, H4V1NG SP3NT ¨,,,†***§#
###§**†~,¨ MOR3 TH4N 1 COULD R34LLY 4FFORD, SH3 ¨,~†**§###
§*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ W4S V1SIBLY 1MPR3SSED. 1 TR13D TO SOUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*§
###§**†~,¨ COOL, S4Y1NG SOM3TH1NG L1K3 "WH4T DO ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ YOU TH1NK, JUST B3C4USE 4 G1RL H4S 4 ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ FR34KY D4D, SH3 DO3SN'T H4V3 T4ST3?" ¨,~†**§###
###§**†~,¨ BUT MOUS3 G1RL JUST L4UGH3D 4T M3. ¨,~†**§###
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###§**†~,¨ SH3 TH3N TOOK M3 BY TH3 H4ND 4ND L3D M3 ¨,~†**§###
#§****†~,¨ OUT 4 S1D3 ROUT3 TO 4 CLOS3D-OFF ¨,~†****§#
###§**†~,¨ ROOFTOP W4LK1NG G4RD3N, FULL OF JUN1P3R ¨,~†**§###
#§§*~,,¨¨¨ 4ND THUJ4. 1T W4S 4 L4T3 3VEN1NG, 4ND ¨¨¨,,~*§§#
####**†~,¨ TH3 ST4RS W3RE GL1TT3RING. B31NG ¨,~†**####
###§**†~,¨ CLOS3D, TH3 G4RD3N H4D 1TS L1GHT TURN3D ¨,~†**§###
§***~¨¨¨¨¨ OFF, BUT W3 COULD ST1LL S3E OUR W4Y ¨¨¨¨¨~***§
§§*~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4ROUND BY TH3 L1GHT SH1NING DOWN FROM ¨¨¨¨¨¨~*§§
§*~~~¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 W1NDOWS OF TH3 H1GH3R FLOORS. ¨¨¨¨¨~~~*§
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#***†~¨¨¨¨ SH3 L4Y DOWN 1N 4 P4TCH OF GR4SS. 1 S4T ¨¨¨¨~†***#
###§**†~,¨ DOWN ON MY KN3ES, 4ND TH3N CR4WL3D ¨,~†**§###
####**†~,¨ CLOS3R. SH3 L4UGH3D 4T M3 4GA1N, 4ND ¨,~†**####
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