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¨~«^*¤£@@# Green Marble. Throughout The House Ran #@@£¤*^«~¨
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¨¨¨¨«««^¤@ Tree Or Giant Fern. The Boulevard Was @¤^«««¨¨¨¨
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¨~«^*¤£@@# Approached, She Looked Up And Sniveled. #@@£¤*^«~¨
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¨~«^*¤£@@@ 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 @¤*«««««~¨
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¨~«^¤£@@## She Then Took Me By The Hand And Led Me ##@@£¤^«~¨
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