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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 £¤§§«.¨¨¨¨
¨.«^§$¤£##   That Black-Haired Thing Dissapearing   ##£¤$§^«.¨
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¨.«^§$¤£## Say.  He Was  Always Very  Creepy  About ##£¤$§^«.¨
.«^§$¤£### This,   Going   For    Girls   My   Age. ###£¤$§^«.
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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 #£¤§§«..¨¨
¨.«^§$¤£££ Tree Or  Giant Fern.  The Boulevard  Was £££¤$§^«.¨
¨¨¨.«^§$¤£ Dimly  Lit, Which Allowed The Pools That £¤$§^«.¨¨¨
¨.«^§$¤£##   Were Generously Sprinkled Throughout   ##£¤$§^«.¨
¨.«^§$¤£##    Each Floor Would Reflect Suggestive   ##£¤$§^«.¨
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¨¨¨¨..^^§¤ 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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¨¨...«^§¤£ 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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