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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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§^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^§
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