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£*§\«,¨¨¨¨ A HUGE BATH HOUSE / SPA / HOTEL / ¨¨¨¨,«\§*£
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£*§\«,¨¨¨¨ POINTING OUT HOT GIRLS TO ME. "YOU SEE ¨¨¨¨,«\§*£
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##£*§\«,¨¨ WAS A BIT BUMMED BUT DROPPED IT ¨¨,«\§*£##
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##£*§\«,¨¨ WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE. ¨¨,«\§*£##
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£*§\«,¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨,«\§*£##
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£*§\«,¨¨¨¨ DIMLY LIT, WHICH ALLOWED THE POOLS THAT ¨¨¨¨,«\§*£
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£*§\«,¨¨¨¨ APPROACHED, SHE LOOKED UP AND SNIVELED. ¨¨¨¨,«\§*£
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#£*§\«,¨¨¨ MOVE OR SPEAK. SO INSTEAD I SAID TO ¨¨¨,«\§*£#
£*§\«,¨¨¨¨ STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER ¨¨¨¨,«\§*£
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##£*§\«,¨¨ WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED TO SOUND ¨¨,«\§*£##
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